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Kashmir: What India’s Supreme Court ruling means


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On Monday, India’s Supreme Court upheld the government’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370. That’s a law that previously gave the region of Jammu and Kashmir special status within India to make its own laws.

Umang Poddar, a reporter in the BBC Delhi Bureau, explains why Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the law and what it means.

Plus: Is it a good idea to take a social media detox? Luis from the What in the World team tells us about a recent study that suggests some drawbacks.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart with Umang Poddar
Producers: William Lee Adams, Baldeep Chahal, Luis Felipe Molina
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

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