Major Issues in South Asia, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 by Arissara Wuttiket India scraps J&K special status. The government yesterday scrapped Article 370 that gives special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and bifurcate J&K To access this content, you must purchase One Day Access, Seven Day Access, Fourteen Day Access, One Month Access or One Year Access.