Kashmir: Triumph and Tragedy
Author | : Umashankara |
Publisher | : Bombay : India Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Jammu and Kashmir (India) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Umashankara |
Publisher | : Bombay : India Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Jammu and Kashmir (India) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wajahat Habibullah |
Publisher | : Westland |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9395767723 |
About the Book A CANDID ACCOUNT OF RAJIV GANDHI’S PRIME MINISTERIAL YEARS. On 21 May 1991, Wajahat Habibullah, then the commissioner of Kashmir (constituting the valley and the two districts of Ladakh), had returned home after inspecting a mysterious fire at Dalgate, Srinagar. Much to his dismay, there had been another fire, one that left him devastated: an RDX explosion in the south Indian town of Sriperumbudur had taken the life of India’s sixth prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi. My Years with Rajiv is an endearing account of a friendship that turned into an administrative partnership, one that gave Habibullah an acute insight into Rajiv Gandhi’s political life. But equally, in this lucid memoir, recounting his years in the Indian Administrative Service, particularly at the Prime Minister’s Office, he walks us through the last three decades of the twentieth century—in many ways, the most formative years of Indian history. Habibullah also seeks to demystify the workings of the Indian government and bureaucracy: the modernisation of the Nehruvian nation, the turbulence of the Khalistan years in Punjab, the introduction of grassroots policies aimed at poverty alleviation in rural India, the beginning of telecommunications services, the Shah Bano case, the opening of the locks at Babri Masjid–Ram Janmabhoomi, Indian interventions in Sri Lanka, and much else. In this, the author, a natural raconteur, is more than successful, telling the tale in his inimitably candid and self-effacing manner.
Author | : Balraj Puri |
Publisher | : New Delhi : Sterling Publishers |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Federal government |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sumantra Bose |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674028555 |
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 | : Humra Quraishi |
Publisher | : Manjul Publishing |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2019-06-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9389143101 |
Kashmir, burdened with an unending humanitarian tragedy and rampant violence, craves for a peaceful settlement. Its reality is the Elephant in the room, with India pretending to sleep. As the country hosts empowerment symposiums, the Valley awaits a political dialogue to take off. The place once considered as a paradise on Earth, is now reduced to being a region fraught with terrorism, hatemongering and blatant human rights abuse. This timely book opens a window into ground realities that most of us are unaware of.
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.
Author | : Behera |
Publisher | : Pearson Education India |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788131708460 |
Author | : Victoria Schofield |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 549 |
Release | : 2021-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0755607201 |
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.