Indian move on Article 370: How will it affect India and the world at large?

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What impact will the Indian move to bury Article 370 have on the Indian Union? 
The move seems to have brought happiness to peoples in large parts of India. Are the people of Jammu and Kashmir also happy with this move? If so, why's there unprecedented security on the streets of Kashmir? Why is there a kind of curfew in the valley, with phone lines cut off, internet switched off, huge security deployment on the streets and local leaders in house arrest?      

Will this move further bolster the union or weaken it to say the least? 

How will it affect the relations between India and China, given the fact that the latter has already opposed the move to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — J&K and Ladakh — in decisions that seek to assert the supremacy of the Indian Constitution over the frontier state and effectively rewrite a chapter in its turbulent post-Independence history?

How will if affect the ties between Pakistan and India, given that the Union Home Minister of the latter, Amit Shah, said recently in the Parliament: Kashmir is an integral part of India. I want to make it absolutely clear that every single time we say Jammu and Kashmir, it includes Pak-Occupied Kashmir (including Gilgit-Baltistan) as well as Aksai Chin. Let there be no doubt over it. Entire Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the Union of India. What impact will this move have on the relations between India and the US, a move that came days after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate on the Kashmir dispute persisting between India and its arch rival Pakistan for decades? Is the US happy with the move coming from the 'world's largest demo(n)cracy'? Would it have tolerated a similar move from other countries without sanctions and all?
And what is the world government, none other than the United Nations, thinking about this move besides asking both sides to exercise restraint? This link perhaps offers some insight on how incapable the world body is when it comes to dealing with tense situations. What does this big move mean for the South Asian subcontinent and beyond, the world at large? Is there some fresh message in this move for middle-size and small countries like Nepal and Bhutan, if they have failed to learn lessons from the annexation of Sikkim? Will they be more aware of the existential crises that loom large on their respective horizons?   In the worst case scenario, will the international community start alienating our southern neighbour and regarding it as some sort of a pariah state? Even if this happens, will the emerging global giant ever bother?  

 Does a Himalayan-scale conflict loom large over the issue? In this critical juncture, lodged in the ever turbulent geo-strategic location of Asia, a myriad questions are all that I have.


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