Indian census data puts the total population of the Indian-controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir at 12.5 million, about 68% Muslim, 28% Hindu and just under 1% Buddhist.

At an event in Belagavi in December 2024, banners showed incorrect maps of Jammu and Kashmir, with parts of the state missing. The BJP criticised the Congress over the blunder, calling it "shameful".

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army personnel unfurls the national flag in the Uri sector of Baramulla on the occasion of 76th Republic Day. Akshay Kumar’s Sky Force emerges as his biggest opener ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chitralekha Zutshi, a professor of history at the College of William and Mary, about the historical background of Jammu and Kashmir.