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        <journal-title>Indian Journal of Social Enquiry</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">IJSE</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">applied</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">0974-9012</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Prof Gitanjali Chawla</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">IJSE3120007</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Kashmir Problem: Article 35 A &amp; 370</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Suman</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-09-02">
        <month>09</month>
        <day>02</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>12</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>79</fpage>
      <lpage>90</lpage>
      <abstract>
        <p>The state of Jammu and Kashmir, ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh at the time of
independence of India, finally acceded to India when the area was attacked by
Pakistani rangers. The Hindu ruler of the state wanted to remain independent
but under the contemporary situation the state had to merge with India.
However, the two opposite political poles were having different aims. One was
of the then ruler Maharaja Hari Singh and another was of Sheikh Abdullah. The
fate of the state was to be decided by these two streams. Finally, agreements
were concluded, Article 370 and Article 35 A were added in the Constitution of
India. In fact, these two were added without approval of the Parliament but
through Presidential orders. The Delhi Agreement was also an important
milestone in this journey. The powers of the Government of India and the
supremacy of the Constitution of India cannot have the same force in the state
because it framed its own Constitution. The accession will be complete only
after the repealing these two provisions of the Constitution of India.</p>
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        <kwd>Constitution</kwd>
        <kwd>Delhi Agreement</kwd>
        <kwd>Article 370</kwd>
        <kwd>Article
35 A</kwd>
        <kwd>Accession</kwd>
        <kwd>Constituent Assembly</kwd>
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