INDIA’S government revoked special status for Indian-administered Kashmir today in an unprecedented move condemned as “a dangerous game” by neighbouring Pakistan.

Tens of thousands of Indian troops were deployed to the region ahead of today’s announcement and tourists were told to leave under warnings of a terror threat with clashes expected.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government voted to revoke Article 370 which gave the Muslim-majority state of Kashmir autonomy from the Indian constitution.