Kashmir's Untold Story
Title | Kashmir's Untold Story PDF eBook |
Author | Iqbal Chand Malhotra |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 230 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | India |
ISBN | 9789390358625 |
Kashmir's Untold Story
Title | Kashmir's Untold Story PDF eBook |
Author | Iqbal Chand Malhotra |
Publisher | Bloomsbury India |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-09-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9789388912846 |
Why has this state of siege in the Kashmir valley continued for 72 years since the Partition of India?What role has Pakistan played in it all of these years? And will there ever be a resolution to the militancy in the state? How will Islamabad get the forces of Islamic jihad--nurtured and based in Pakistan--to ever reconcile to the existing boundaries of J&K? How important is the ownership of the waters of the rivers of the Indus system for Pakistan--despite generous supplies under the Indus Waters Treaty--in determining an end to the siege within Kashmir?What are China's interests in J&K and how does the success of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for oil and gas supplies hinge on Pakistan's occupation of northern areas of Kashmir? Why does the future survival and growth of the Chinese microchip industry depend upon the continuance of China's control of the waters and dams in the Indus river system?Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified provides answers to these gripping questions and joins the dots in presenting the matrix of a consistent and compelling argument regarding the future of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Today, the state's water resources are coveted by the beleaguered Chinese microchip industry and it appears that this is going to determine the continuing militancy in the state. Malhotra and Raza argue that China and its client Pakistan will actively back the militancy, come what may.Delving deeper, the book also reveals amazing insights into the Government of India's policy towards the state, right from 1889, when it first imposed central rule and dispossessed the rule of the then Maharaja, till date. Owing to its strategic location, the intrigues within the state and the machinations of its neighbours have resulted in the government directly administering its affairs, one way or the other, for the last 130 years. It is a riveting account of the history of Jammu and Kashmir, from the time of its political and geographic consolidation under Maharaja Gulab Singh to present-day India.
The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir
Title | The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Snedden |
Publisher | Hurst & Company |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Azad Kashmir |
ISBN | 9781849041508 |
Azad (Free) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)) is that part of Kashmir within Pakistan, separated by a Line of Control from Indian territory. This book is a rarity: it offers a fresh interpretive history of the largely forgotten four million people of Azad Kashmir. The author contends that in October 1947, pro-Pakistan Muslims in south-western J&K instigated the Kashmir dispute-not Pashtun tribesmen invading from Pakistan, as India has consistently claimed. Later called Azad Kashmiris, these people, Snedden argues, are legitimate stakeholders in an unresolved dispute. He provides comprehensive new information that critically examines Azad Kashmir's administration, economy, political system, and its subordinate relationship with Pakistan. Azad Kashmiris considered their administration to be the only legitimate government in J&K and expected that it would rule after J&K was re-unified by a UN-supervised plebiscite. This poll has never been conducted and Azad Kashmir has effectively, if not yet legally, become a (dependent) part of Pakistan. Long disenchanted with Islamabad, some Azad Kashmiris now favour independence for J&K, hoping that they may survive and prosper without recourse to either of their bigger neighbours. Snedden concludes his book by assessing the various proposals to resolve Azad Kashmir's international status and the broader Kashmir dispute.
Kashmir, the Untold Story
Title | Kashmir, the Untold Story PDF eBook |
Author | Humra Quraishi |
Publisher | Penguin Books India |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780143030874 |
On the socio-economic conditions of Jammu and Kashmir as a result of political turmoil.
Kashmir-The Untold Story
Title | Kashmir-The Untold Story PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Snedden |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 2013-12-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9350298988 |
A radical new look at the largely forgotten four million people of Azad Kashmir - the part of Kashmir occupied by Pakistan, and separated by a Line of Control from Indian territory In Kashmir: The Unwritten History, politico-strategic analyst Christopher Snedden contends that in October 1947, pro-Pakistan Muslims in southwestern J&K instigated the Kashmir dispute - not Pashtun tribesmen invading from Pakistan, as India has consistently claimed. Later called Azad Kashmiris, these people, Snedden argues, are legitimate stakeholders in an unresolved dispute. He provides comprehensive new information that critically examines Azad Kashmir's administration, economy, political system and its subordinate relationship with Pakistan. Azad Kashmiris considered their administration to be the only legitimate government in J&K and expected that it would rule after J&K was re-unified by a UN-supervised plebiscite. This poll has never been conducted and Azad Kashmir has effectively, if not yet legally, become a (dependent) part of Pakistan. Long disenchanted with Islamabad, some Azad Kashmiris now favour independence for J&K, hoping that they may survive and prosper without recourse to either of their bigger neighbours. Snedden concludes by assessing the various proposals that have been mooted to resolve Azad Kashmir's international status and the broader Kashmir dispute.
Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris
Title | Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Snedden |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 396 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1849043426 |
The seemingly intractable Kashmir dispute and the fate of Kashmiris throughout South Asia and beyond are the twin themes in Snedden's meticulously researched book.
Independent Kashmir
Title | Independent Kashmir PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Snedden |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | 311 |
Release | 2021-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526156156 |
Many disenchanted Kashmiris continue to demand independence or freedom from India. Written by a leading authority on Kashmir’s troubled past, this book revisits the topic of independence for the region (also known as Jammu and Kashmir, or J&K), and explores exactly why this aspiration has never been fulfilled. In a rare India-Pakistan agreement, they concur that neither J&K, nor any part of it, can be independent. Charting a complex history and intense geo-political rivalry from Maharaja Hari Singh’s leadership in the mid-1920s to the present, this book offers an essential insight into the disputes that have shaped the region. As tensions continue to rise following government-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, Snedden asks a vital question: what might independence look like and just how realistic is this aspiration?