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Author : Aditya Sinha
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Farooq Abdullah, Kashmir's Prodigal Son written by Aditya Sinha and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Farooq Abdullah, politician and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Author : Aijaz Ashraf Wani
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199097151
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)
Download or read book What Happened to Governance in Kashmir? written by Aijaz Ashraf Wani and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Happened to Governance in Kashmir? examines the policies, strategies, and tactics followed by the Indian state and the ‘client’ governments in Srinagar to manage the conflicted state of Jammu and Kashmir during 1948–89 . It shows how the policies deployed to ‘create order in disorder’ functioned inversely and turned Kashmir into a smoldering volcano which erupted in 1989–90. The author argues that as the issue of dispute and policy framework has been constant, the clash between the status quoist state and the society was inevitable. The crisis deepened along with technological, economic, cultural, and social changes. Based on a variety of contemporary sources, this book deals with many aspects of Kashmir’s governance through different political phases. It shows how the personal proclivities and decisions of each prime minister/chief minister played a role in determining the pattern of rule and the course of history with consequences felt many miles downstream.
Author : A.S. with Sinha, Aditya Dulat
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9352772970
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (527 download)
Download or read book Kashmir the Vajpayee Years written by A.S. with Sinha, Aditya Dulat and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Srinagar in the winter of 1989 was an eerie ghost town witnessing the beginnings of a war dance. The dam burst the night boys from the separatist JKLF group were freed in exchange for the release of Rubaiya Sayeed, the Union home minister's daughter. As Farooq Abdullah had predicted, the government's caving in emboldened many Kashmiris into thinking that azaadi was possible. It was a long, slow haul to regaining control. From then to now, A.S. Dulat has had a continuous engagement with Kashmir in various capacities. The initiatives launched by the Vajpayee government, in power from 1998 to 2004, were the high point of this constant effort to keep balance in a delicate state. In this extraordinary memoir, Dulat gives a sweeping account of the difficulties, successes and near triumphs in the effort to bring back Kashmir from the brink. He shows the players, the politics, the strategies and the true intent and sheer ruthlessness of the meddlers from across the border. Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years paints an unforgettable portrait of politics in India's most beautiful but troubled state.
Author : Altaf Hussain Para
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 042965734X
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book The Making of Modern Kashmir written by Altaf Hussain Para and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the roots of modern-day Kashmir and the role of Sheikh Abdullah in its making. As the most influential political figurehead in twentieth-century Kashmir, he played a crucial role in its transformation from a kingdom to a state in independent India. He was enigmatic and complex, to say the least. Following his meteoric rise, he dominated the political scene for more than 50 years, with enduring impact. The volume presents a keen analysis of pre-Independence events which led to the emergence of a controversial and confused identity of the region. It also looks at other major themes in the political life of Kashmir, including the formation of the Muslim Conference, the plebiscite movement and the Kashmir Accord. A major intervention in the political life of South Asia, this book presents an inside-view of the history of modern Kashmir through the life and times of Sheikh Abdullah. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics, history, and modern South Asia.
Author : N. Khan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137029587
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Parchment of Kashmir written by N. Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cross-disciplinary anthology on contemporary Kashmir by academics from Jammu and Kashmir, the first such volume to appear. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu and Kashmir today, incorporating analysis of military, cultural, religious, and social aspects of the society and polity.
Author : Christopher Snedden
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526156156
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Independent Kashmir written by Christopher Snedden and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?
Author : Sten Widmalm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136866949
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)
Download or read book Kashmir in Comparative Perspective written by Sten Widmalm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the factors that led to the breakdown of democracy and the rise of violent separatism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1980s, and how the risk of a large-scale war has grown in South Asia in the 1990s. Solutions to this conflict need to be based on knowledge about what caused it as well as perspectives on why this conflict is so particularly dangerous. Widmalm offers answers in this book, with systematic comparisons over time to establish the causes of the conflict. He refutes the contention that ethnic factors are the main cause, while acknowledging that ethnic dividing lines are salient features of the conflict today. Interviews with representatives of the Indian government, the ISI in Pakistan and separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir are also incorporated.
Author : Humra Quraishi
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184758898
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Kashmir written by Humra Quraishi and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispatches from a valley under siege Since 1989, Kashmir has rarely been out of the headlines, as local militants, foreign terrorists and Indian security forces battle it out in a region once known as `paradise on earth'. In all the propaganda, and news and statistics about terrorist strikes, counter insurgency operations and the foreign hand, the human stories, however, are often lost. In this book, journalist Humra Quraishi draws upon her extensive travels in the Valley and interactions with ordinary Kashmiris over two decades to try and understand what the long strife has done to them. She brings us heartrending stories of mothers waiting for their young sons who disappeared years ago, picked up by the army or by militants; minds undone by the constant uncertainty and fear and almost daily humiliation; old harmonies tragically undermined by the atmosphere of suspicion; an entire generation of young Kashmiris who have grown up with no concept of security; and individual families and a whole society falling apart under the strain of the seemingly endless turmoil
Author : Shyam Kaul
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788185495514
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (955 download)
Download or read book Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh written by Shyam Kaul and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Reducing The Paradise On Earth , Kashmir, To A Virtual Hell, The Islamic Ter¬Rorists Have Extended Their Death And De¬Struction To Doda District Of Jammu Divi¬Sion Of The Jammu & Kashmir State. Local Press Of The Valley, With A Few Honourable Exceptions, Totally Surrendered To The Dic¬Tates Of The Terrorists. They Not Only Con-Doned But Also Defended The Heinous Crimes Like Loot, Arson, Rape And Murder Commit¬Ted By The So Called Islamic Mujahids. The Brunt Of The Fundamentalists' Senseless Fury Was Borne By The Peaceful And Defenceless Pandit Minority Of The Valley. More Than Quarter Million Members Of This Commu¬Nity Men, Women And Children Had To Flee Their Home And Hearth To Save Their Life And Honour. Un-Islamic Mujahids, Did Not Spare Even Their Muslim Co-Religionists, Who Were Killed Because They Were The Political Activists Of Major Political Parties. Even They Had To Seek Refuge, In Thou¬Sands, In Other Parts Of India.This And Many Other Aspects Of The Ter¬Rorism/Militancy In The Jammu & Kash¬Mir State Its Birth And Rise, Economic And Political Factors, Role Of Pakistan In Sustain¬Ing It, The Dithering Policy Of The Central Government, The Biased Attitude Of The So-Called Human Rights Organisations Vis-A¬Vis The Terrorists' Activities, Rigged Elec¬Tions, Controvertial Article 370, Autonomy, Burning Of Soofi Saint Sheikh Nur-Ud-Din'S Chrari Sharief Shrine And 'Azadi' Etc. Have Been Analysed In Depth In This Book By The Journalists And Scholars, Many Of Whom Have Not Only Themselves Been The Victims Of Terrorism, But Have Also Closely Watched From The Ring Side, The Jammu & Kashmir Affairs Since Its Accession To India In 1947.The Collection Of Articles In The Form Of This Book Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh: Ringside Views, Imparts It The Character Of The Reference Material. Otherwise, They Would Remain Scattered In The Newspa¬Pers, And Perhaps Out Of Reach Too.These Words From The Preface Of The Book, Succinctly, Bring Forth The Essense Of This Book: This Book Is A Collection Of Articles And Commentaries On The Trauma Of Kashmir (And Jammu) By Some Distin-' Guished Writers, Scholars, Journalists And Political Commentators.... (They) Have Been Witnesses Of The Agony Of Kashmir.... The Articles Deal Not Only With Political Issues, But Also The Emotional, Social And Psycho¬Logical Fallout Of The Turmoil That Is Gnaw¬Ing At The Roots Of Kashmir'S Ancient Ethos.
Author : A.S. Dulat
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9352779266
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (527 download)
Download or read book The Spy Chronicles written by A.S. Dulat and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because they can't really meet, but isn't it beautiful, this union which isn't really there.' -- SAADAT HASAN MANTO Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart. As they could not meet in their home countries, the conversations, guided by journalist Aditya Sinha, took place in cities like Istanbul, Bangkok and Kathmandu.On the table were subjects that have long haunted South Asia, flashpoints that take lives regularly. It was in all ways a deep dive into the politics of the subcontinent, as seen through the eyes of two spymasters. Among the subjects: Kashmir, and a missed opportunity for peace; Hafiz Saeed and 26/11; Kulbhushan Jadhav; surgical strikes; the deal for Osama bin Laden; how the US and Russia feature in the India-Pakistan relationship; and how terror undermines the two countries' attempts at talks.When the project was first mooted, General Durrani laughed and said nobody would believe it even if it was written as fiction. At a time of fraught relations, this unlikely dialogue between two former spy chiefs from opposite sides--a project that is the first of its kind--may well provide some answers.
Author : Christopher Thomas (Journalist)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Faultline Kashmir written by Christopher Thomas (Journalist) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yog Raj Sharma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Political Dynamics of Jammu and Kashmir written by Yog Raj Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rajesh Kadian
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000302814
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Kashmir Tangle written by Rajesh Kadian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rare objectivity, Rajesh Kadian assesses past and present conflicts in Kashmir, one of the world’s most long-standing trouble spots. He traces the regions controversial history from the 1947 partition to the surging tide of militancy now building in the Kashmir Valley, which has further strained relations between India and Pakistan. Kadians si
Author : Patrick Colm Hogan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803294891
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Imagining Kashmir written by Patrick Colm Hogan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, Kashmir—a Muslim-majority area ruled by a Hindu maharaja—became a hotly disputed territory. Divided between India and Pakistan, the region has been the focus of international wars and the theater of political and military struggles for self-determination. The result has been great human suffering within the state, with political implications extending globally. Imagining Kashmir examines cinematic and literary imaginings of the Kashmir region’s conflicts and diverse citizenship, analyzing a wide range of narratives from writers and directors such as Salman Rushdie, Bharat Wakhlu, Mani Ratnam, and Mirza Waheed in conjunction with research in psychology, cognitive science, and social neuroscience. In this innovative study, Patrick Colm Hogan’s historical and cultural analysis of Kashmir advances theories of narrative, colonialism, and their corresponding ideologies in relation to the cognitive and affective operations of identity. Hogan considers how narrative organizes people’s understanding of, and emotions about, real political situations and the ways in which such situations in turn influence cultural narratives, not only in Kashmir but around the world.
Author : Nyla Ali Khan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319501038
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Reflections on Kashmir written by Nyla Ali Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compendium of the speeches and interviews of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who reigned as Prime Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1948 to 1953, and who was a large presence on the political landscape of India for fifty years. The volume is designed to enable a student of South Asian politics, and the politics of Kashmir in particular, to analyze the ways in which experiences have been constructed historically and have changed overtime.
Author : Sumantra Bose
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728203
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)
Download or read book Transforming India written by Sumantra Bose and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nation of 1.25 billion people composed of numerous ethnic, linguistic, religious, and caste communities, India is the world’s most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy’s evolution in India since the 1950s—and describes the many challenges it faces in the early twenty-first century. Over the past two decades, India has changed from a country dominated by a single nationwide party into a robust multiparty and federal union, as regional parties and leaders have risen and flourished in many of India’s twenty-eight states. The regionalization of the nation’s political landscape has decentralized power, given communities a distinct voice, and deepened India’s democracy, Bose finds, but the new era has also brought fresh dilemmas. The dynamism of India’s democracy derives from the active participation of the people—the demos. But as Bose makes clear, its transformation into a polity of, by, and for the people depends on tackling great problems of poverty, inequality, and oppression. This tension helps explain why Maoist revolutionaries wage war on the republic, and why people in the Kashmir Valley feel they are not full citizens. As India dramatically emerges on the global stage, Transforming India: Challenges to the World’s Largest Democracy provides invaluable analysis of its complexity and distinctiveness.
Author : Kaushik Roy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351877097
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Unconventional Warfare in South Asia, 1947 to the Present written by Kaushik Roy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unconventional war is an umbrella term which includes insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, terrorism and religious conflicts. Insurgencies and communal conflicts have become much more common in this region since 1947, and more people have died in South Asia due to unconventional wars than conventional warfare. The essays in this volume are organized in two sections. While the first section deals with insurgencies, counter-insurgencies and terrorism; the second section covers the religious aspects of the various intra-state conflicts which mar the multi-ethnic societies of South Asia.
