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India Allows EU Legislators Access to Troubled Kashmir Region

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   European Union legislators arrived Tuesday in Indian Kashmir, the first
   foreign delegation to visit there since the Indian government revoked
   the region's autonomy in August and imposed a rigorous crackdown on
   protesters.

   Indian government officials said the lawmakers, representing 11
   countries, plan to evaluate the situation in Kashmir after meeting with
   Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

   New Delhi surprisingly stripped the Muslim-majority area of its
   constitutional rights to self-government and land ownership, a move
   that was followed by a brutal military crackdown by tens of thousands
   of troops who converged on the already heavily militarized region.

   The troops enforced a broad curfew, arresting thousands of people and
   cutting off nearly all communications.
   

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