In August 2019, India took the significant step of ending the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir. Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution granted Jammu and Kashmir semi-autonomous status following the territory’s accession to India in 1949. But in 2019, India revoked these special constitutional provisions. The provisions included land rights for the Indigenous population of Jammu and Kashmir, a separate constitution and autonomy in internal administration. They also limited the pow