Indian PM Narendra Modi insists Kashmir decision will be `big inspiration´ despite backlash
(WorldNews France)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed his “path-breaking� move to strip the restive region of Kashmir of its autonomy, in a tub-thumping speech marking Indian Independence Day.Parts of Kashmir that India controls – it is split with arch-rival Pakistan – have been under lockdown since August 4, with freedom of movement restricted and phones and the internet cut.A day later New Delhi scrapped Article 370 in the Indian constitution that had granted Kashmir special status,… ......