The Morning After | Guest column
India needs to be prepared for the external and internal repercussions of its decision to 'dilute' Article 370.
Many things changed with a stroke of the president's pen on August 5, not only in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) but in India as well. The die is cast, the Rubicon has been crossed and there is no going back, even if the legality of the government's moves altering the status of J&K is successfully challenged in courts. The legal process will take time, but the facts on the ground will continue to change and the fait accompli will become its own justification. What we need to focus on is the fallout from the momentous decisions taken on August 5,
