“The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are, have always been, and shall forever remain an integral and inalienable part of India,” he said. India accuses Pakistan of diverting attentionThe MEA accused Pakistan of attempting to shift international attention away from its own record on human rights and terrorism. On August 5, 2019, the Indian government revoked the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. On August 5, 2019, the Indian government revoked the special constitutional provisions under Article 370 and reorganised the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. India rejects this characterisation, calling the 2019 changes an internal matter and maintaining that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India.