The Kashmir Conflict

Author : Rakesh Ankit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317225256

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This book presents a study of the international dimensions of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan from before its outbreak in October 1947 until the Tashkent Summit in January 1966. By focusing on Kashmir’s under-researched transnational dimensions, it represents a different approach to this intractable territorial conflict. Concentrating on the global context(s) in which the dispute unfolded, it argues that the dispute’s evolution was determined by international concerns that existed from before and went beyond the Indian subcontinent. Based on new and diverse official and personal papers across four countries, the book foregrounds the Kashmir dispute in a twin setting of Decolonisation and the Cold War, and investigates the international understanding around it within the imperatives of these two processes. In doing so, it traces Kashmir’s journey from being a residual irritant of the British Indian Empire, to becoming a Commonwealth embarrassment and its eventual metamorphosis into a security concern in the Cold War climate(s). A princely state of exceptional geo-strategic location, complex religious composition and unique significance in the context of Indian and Pakistani notions of nation and statehood, Kashmir also complicated their relations with Britain, the United States, Soviet Union, China, the Commonwealth countries and the Afro-Arab-Asian world. This book is of interest to scholars in the field of Asian History, Cold War History, Decolonisation and South Asian Studies.

Author : Victoria Schofield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
ISBN : 0755619757

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Kashmir in Conflict by Victoria Schofield Pdf

"Why has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and tranquillity, become a major flashpoint, threatening the stability of a region of great strategic importance and challenging the integrity of the Indian state? This book examines the Kashmir conflict in its historical context, from the period when the valley was an independent kingdom right up to the struggles of the present day. Located on the borders of China, Central Asia and the Sub-Continent, the insurgency in the valley has also created serious tensions between India and Pakistan. Drawing upon research in India and Pakistan, as well as historical sources, this book traces the origins of the state in the 19th century and the controversial "sale" by the British of the predominantly Muslim valley to a Hindu Maharaja in 1846. Through an exploration of the implications for Kashmir of independence in 1947, it gives a critical account of why, for Kashmir, self-determination may seem a more attractive option than affiliation to a larger multi-racial whole."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Sumantra Bose
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780300256871

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Kashmir at the Crossroads by Sumantra Bose Pdf

An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict--from 1947 to the present The India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is one of the world's incendiary conflicts. Since 1990, at least 60,000 people have been killed--insurgents, civilians, and military and police personnel. In 2019, the conflict entered a dangerous new phase. India's Hindu nationalist government, under Narendra Modi, repealed Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir's autonomous status and divided it into two territories subject to New Delhi's direct rule. The drastic move was accompanied by mass arrests and lengthy suspension of mobile and internet services. In this definitive account, Sumantra Bose examines the conflict in Kashmir from its origins to the present volatile juncture. He explores the global context of the current situation, including China's growing role, as well as the human tragedy of the people caught in the bitter dispute. Drawing on three decades of field experience in Kashmir, Bose asks whether a compromise settlement is still possible given the ascendancy of Hindu nationalism in India and the complex geopolitical context.

Author : Wajahat Habibullah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015052698555

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The Political Economy of the Kashmir Conflict by Wajahat Habibullah Pdf

Author : Robert Wirsing
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0312175620

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India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Dispute by Robert Wirsing Pdf

Kashmir is the focal point of an acute regional dispute that has pitted India and Pakistan against one another ever since they gained their independence from Great Britain in 1947. Already, these bitter rivals have gone to war twice over Kashmir, leaving the state physically divided and heavily militarized. The eruption of massive anti-Indian violence in Indian Kashmir in early 1990 has changed the dispute, worsening India-Pakistan relations and lending even greater urgency to the search for settlement. The reasons for, and possible resolutions of, this dispute are the themes of Professor Wirsing's book. Drawing on repeated field visits and wide-ranging interviews with government officials, political leaders, military officers, and diplomats in both India and Pakistan, the author provides abundant new material on the Kashmir dispute's political and military, domestic, and international dimensions. The book responds to mounting international concern about Kashmir with specific, step-by-step recommendations for breaking the existing diplomatic stalemate between India and Pakistan.

Author : Victoria Schofield
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755607204

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Kashmir in Conflict by Victoria Schofield Pdf

Why has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and tranquillity, become a major flashpoint, threatening the stability of a region of great strategic importance and challenging the integrity of the Indian state? This book examines the Kashmir conflict in its historical context, from the period when the valley was an independent kingdom right up to the struggles of the present day. Located on the borders of China, Central Asia and the Sub-Continent, the insurgency in the valley has also created serious tensions between India and Pakistan. Drawing upon research in India and Pakistan, as well as historical sources, this book traces the origins of the state in the 19th century and the controversial "sale" by the British of the predominantly Muslim valley to a Hindu Maharaja in 1846. Through an exploration of the implications for Kashmir of independence in 1947, it gives a critical account of why, for Kashmir, self-determination may seem a more attractive option than affiliation to a larger multi-racial whole.

Author : Sumantra Bose
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0674028554

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Kashmir by Sumantra Bose Pdf

In 2002, nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan mobilized for war over the long-disputed territory of Kashmir, sparking panic around the world. Drawing on extensive firsthand experience in the contested region, Sumantra Bose reveals how the conflict became a grave threat to South Asia and the world and suggests feasible steps toward peace. Though the roots of conflict lie in the end of empire and the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, the contemporary problem owes more to subsequent developments, particularly the severe authoritarianism of Indian rule. Deadly dimensions have been added since 1990 with the rise of a Kashmiri independence movement and guerrilla war waged by Islamist groups. Bose explains the intricate mix of regional, ethnic, linguistic, religious, and caste communities that populate Kashmir, and emphasizes that a viable framework for peace must take into account the sovereignty concerns of India and Pakistan and popular aspirations to self-rule as well as conflicting loyalties within Kashmir. He calls for the establishment of inclusive, representative political structures in Indian Kashmir, and cross-border links between Indian and Pakistani Kashmir. Bose also invokes compelling comparisons to other cases, particularly the peace-building framework in Northern Ireland, which offers important lessons for a settlement in Kashmir. The Western world has not fully appreciated the desperate tragedy of Kashmir: between 1989 and 2003 violence claimed up to 80,000 lives. Informative, balanced, and accessible, Kashmir is vital reading for anyone wishing to understand one of the world's most dangerous conflicts.

Author : Rajat Ganguly,Victoria University. Asian Studies Institute,Centre for Strategic Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : India
ISBN : 0475110552

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India, Pakistan and the Kashmir Dispute by Rajat Ganguly,Victoria University. Asian Studies Institute,Centre for Strategic Studies Pdf

Author : Stanley Wolpert
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520266773

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India and Pakistan by Stanley Wolpert Pdf

"Stanley Wolpert's new book, India and Pakistan, represents another major contribution to his analysis of the subcontinent. In this work, he provides a hopeful yet realistic solution to the tensions between these two neighbors." MICHAEL D. INTRILIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles, and the Milken Institute --

Author : Sumit Ganguly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135756574

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The Kashmir Question by Sumit Ganguly Pdf

India, which had been created as a civic polity, initially sought to hold on to this Muslim-majority state to demonstrate its secular credentials. Pakistan, in turn, had laid claim to Kashmir because it had been created as the homeland for the Muslims of South Asia. After the break-up of Pakistan in 1971 the Pakistani irredentist claim to Kashmir lost substantial ground. If Pakistan could not cohere on the basis of religion alone it had few moral claims on its co-religionists in Kashmir. Similarly, in the 1980s, as the practice of Indian secularism was eroded, India's claim to Kashmir on the grounds of secularism largely came apart. Today their respective claims to Kashmir are mostly on the basis of statecraft. This title provides a comprehensive assessment of a number of different facets of the on-going dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Among other matters, it examines the respective endgames of both states, the evolution of American policy toward the dispute, the dangers of nuclear esculation in the region and the state of the insurgency in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed state.

Author : Josef Korbel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400875238

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Danger in Kashmir by Josef Korbel Pdf

An excellent presentation of the many complex factors which stem from the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. The author as the original Czech member of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, brings to his narrative first-hand experience. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Behera,Behera Navnita Chadha
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8131708462

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Demystifying Kashmir by Behera,Behera Navnita Chadha Pdf

Author : Jamal Qaiser,Sadaf Taimur
Publisher : Diplomatic Council E.V.
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3947818114

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Simmering Kashmir by Jamal Qaiser,Sadaf Taimur Pdf

For generations, the Kashmir conflict has not only preoccupied the people living there, but also world politics. A solution seems impossible, doesn't it? This book talks about the history of the subcontinent from the 16th century and the British invasion, the division of the subcontinent and the political games after the division. The book tries to shed some light on the connection between the British invasion and Hindu-Muslim segregation, followed by hatred, division of the region, the Kashmiri conflict and a lack of trust between two states. The authors point out what went wrong on both sides and give recommendations on what can be done to end this conflict.

Author : Shubh Mathur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137546227

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The Human Toll of the Kashmir Conflict by Shubh Mathur Pdf

Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict.

Author : Luv Puri
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849041737

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Across the Line of Control by Luv Puri Pdf

Kashmir has been a contested territory ever since the subcontinent was partitioned in 1947. Despite international attention focused on Kashmir, little is known about the Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), which is at the centre of this study. The author is a winner of the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy.