evidence: On August 5, 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the revocation of Articles 370 and 35-A from the country’s constitution. These two connected pieces of legislation grant the state of Jammu and Kashmir—the Indian-controlled portion of the overall Kashmir region—special semi-autonomous status. Scrapping these provisions will have significant implications for Jammu and Kashmir’s Muslim-majority citizenry, grave ramifications for already tense India-Pakistan relations, and could lead to violence in the region. [...] These conditions were translated to Articles 370 and 35-A, introduced soon thereafter into the Constitution of India. These articles institutionalized a significant level of autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir within Indian law. Although the central government in New Delhi retains jurisdiction over issues such as foreign affairs and defense, Articles 370 and 35-A have allowed Jammu and Kashmir to form their own state legislature and create their own laws. Most notably, the laws restrict permanent residency and land ownership in the region by and large to local Kashmiris, providing some modicum of control and protection to Kashmiri citizens in a heavily contested region. Revoking Articles 370 and 35-A wrests this autonomy from the population of Jammu and Kashmir, numbering about 8 million, and into the central government’s hands. By allowing non-Kashmiris to settle and purchase land in the region, the Hindu-nationalist BJP is seen by many Kashmiris as seeking to change the Muslim-majority demography of Jammu and Kashmir.