Kashmir:: The Unwritten History - Softcover

Snedden Christopher

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9789350298978: Kashmir:: The Unwritten History

Softcover

ISBN 10: 935029897X ISBN 13: 9789350298978

Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2013

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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 Kashmirs 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 UNsupervised plebiscite. This poll has never been conducted and Azad Kashmir has effectively, if not yet legally, become a (dependent) part of Pakistan.

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To be honest-this book is highly readable and the tragedy of kashmiris is described in a systematic way.The writer is in favour of a soluble solution of Kashmir problem.The writer thinks that the people of Kashmir should decide their fate by becoming an independent state free from both India and Pakistan. However how far this solution of the writer will solve the Kashmir problem is highly debatable and risk able also.Under no circumstances, India can allow kashmir to break from India. and once it is breaking from India, it will be captured by Pakistan and it will turn into a breeding ground of terrorism. History can say many things, but the reality says another. Hari sing king of Kashmir joined India in 1947 and since then Kashmir has become a part of India --Maheswar Deka Mar 20, 2013

About the Author:

Christopher Snedden is an Australian politico-strategic analyst, author, and academic specializing in South Asia. His consultancy, Asia Calling, works with governments, businesses and universities. He frequently visits Jammu and Kashmir to conduct research, and has interviewed many elder statesmen involved in the Kashmir dispute.

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