With tensions very high in an already very tense region of the world, indias Prime Minister is about to address the nation from red fort in delhi. India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day, and this is Narendra Modis first Independence Day address since he was returned to power with a massive election mandate. He is all but certain to address his governments massively controversial decision to scrap article 370, which granted special status to jammu and kashmir. Rahul tandon is in delhi for us. Rahul, in case people are new to this and wondering why were paying so this and wondering why were paying so much attention, this is an area and region over which india and pakistan have fought two wars, both are Nuclear Armed powers, and they came close recently to another war. It matters. It does. Bill clinton, when he was the president of the us, described it as the most dangerous place on earth because it does cause so much tension between these two nuclear powers. Not just the tension
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