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Kashmir: Behind the Vale

Kashmir lies at the edge of India?s borders and at the heart of India?s consciousness. It is not geography that is the issue; Kashmir also guards the frontiers of ideology. If there was a glow of hope in the deepening shadows of a bitter partition,
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Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War (By Victoria Schofield)

Why has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and tranquility, become a major flashpoint, threatening the stability of a region of great strategic importance to pose a nuclear threat for the entire world? ...
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The Valley of Kashmir (By Walter R. Lawrence)

Walter R. Lawrence, who was Resettlement Commissioner of Kashmir, in 1887 writes “Perhaps in the whole world there is no corner so pleasant as the Dal Lake. The water of the Dal is clear and soft as silk, and the people say that the shawls of Kashmir...
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Kashmir Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace (By Sumantra Bose)

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....
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A Mission in Kashmir (By Andrew Whitehead)

Within weeks of the birth of independent India, the Kashmir Valley was in flames. Indian troops were fighting against invading Pathan tribesmen who sought to claim the princely state for Pakistan. These were the first sparks in a conflict which remains unresolved...
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Divided Kashmir(By Mushtaqur Rahman)

When similar disputes are moving toward peaceful solutions, Kashmir remains at the centre of a bitter custody battle between India and Pakistan. Mustaqur Rahman takes us through the evolution of the Kashmir conflict, exploring the history of the region, its geography, population and economy, ...
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The Crisis in Kashmir Portents of War, Hopes of Peace (By Sumit Ganguly)

This book traces the origins of the insurgency in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The first theoretically-grounded account, and the most complete, it is based on extensive interviews...
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Agriculture in Jammu & Kashmir (By Prof. M Amin Masoodi)

Being the first attempt of its kind in Jammu & Kashmir State, the book is aimed at improving our preparedness to address the formidable challenges of the new millennium. ...
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Kashmir (By Parvez Dewan)

Parvez Dewan can send you to sleep about Kashmir. If anyone has the Ultimate Dossier on this region, it is he,...
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Kashmir Domestic Insurgency, International Dispute (By Iffat Sana Malik)

This is a political analysis of the Kashmir conflict that focuses on its domestic and international aspects as two distinct issues: ...
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