Jammu and Kashmir (/ˈdʒæmuː, ˈdʒʌmuː/ and /kæʃˈmɪər, ˈkæʃmɪər/ ) is a state in India, located in

the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and a part of the larger region of Kashmir, which has
been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947.[20][21] The underlying
region of this state was the southern and eastern part of the former princely state of Jammu and
Kashmir, whose western districts, now known as Azad Kashmir, and northern territories, now known
as Gilgit-Baltistan, are administered by Pakistan.[note 2] The Aksai Chin region in the east,
bordering Tibet, has been under Chinese control since 1962.
After the Government of India repealed the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir
under Article 370 of the Indian constitution, the Parliament of India passed the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, which seeks to dissolve the state and reorganise it into two union
territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.[27]The act will come into effect from 31 October 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India with a Muslim-majority population. Muslims constitute
68.31% of the state's population, Hindus 28.43%, Sikhs 1.87% and Buddhists 0.89%