A blanket internet ban, the world's longest in a democracy which rights activists dubbed "digital apartheid" and "collective punishment", came into effect on August 5, 2019, when New Delhi unilaterally annexed the disputed Himalayan region.
Hundreds of thousands of farmers are planning to drive tractors through New Delhi on Republic Day, when PM Narendra Modi will join a parade of military forces.
India says comments by Canada PM Trudeau amount to "interference in its domestic affairs," as thousands of farmers angry over new farm laws continue blockade of key highways leading to capital New Delhi.
Police use tear gas, water cannons and batons on thousands of farmers before allowing them to enter capital New Delhi for a planned protest against new laws seen as "pro-corporate".
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