Explanation

Explanation

• The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948.
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•  United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.
• The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
  

Explanation

India revoked Article 370 of its constitution on 5 August 2019. 

Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir was administered by India as a state from 17 November 1952 to 31 October 2019

Article 370 was drafted in Part XXI of the Indian constitution titled "Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions"

Explanation

On 5 August 2019, the Parliament of India voted in favour of a resolution tabled by Home Minister Amit Shah to revoke the temporary special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir

Explanation

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan 

Date: February 5

Kashmir Day Event Length: 1 Day

Kashmir Day Related to the Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad 

In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike"

Explanation

Reorganization (2019):

The state of Jammu & Kashmir was reorganized and bifurcated into two Union Territories.

New Union Territories:

Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (with a legislative assembly)

Union Territory of Ladakh (without a legislature)

Legal Basis:

Enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, passed by the Indian Parliament.

Effective Date:

Came into effect on October 31, 2019.

Constitutional Change:

Included the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which had granted special autonomous status to the region.

Explanation

During the partition of Punjab in 1947, India was granted a land link road to Kashmir via Gurdaspur.

Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi.

The headquarters of Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur is in the geographical center of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.

Gurdaspur City was named after Mahant Guriya das ji.

Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was the Indian leader who initially brought the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council.

He formally lodged a complaint against Pakistan with the UN on January 1, 1948, following the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. 

Explanation

Maharaja Hari Singh, the Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, signed the Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, 1947, following tribal invasions supported by Pakistan.

This treaty granted India control over Kashmir’s defense, communications, and foreign affairs.

Explanation

In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)