This presentation discusses Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which granted special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It provides a history of how Article 370 came into effect in 1949 after the Maharaja of Kashmir signed an instrument of accession to join India. The presentation outlines some of the perceived negative impacts of Article 370, such as lack of development and increased terrorism. It then summarizes the scrapping of Article 370 in August 2019 by the Indian government, bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories in an effort to integrate the region fully into India.