
Crossing the lines: Kashmir, Pakistan & India (A film)
“This film violates the grand narrative of nationalism on all sides. It shocks with its unfamiliar humanity.” – Khaled Ahmed, Daily Times
“This film violates the grand narrative of nationalism on all sides. It shocks with its unfamiliar humanity.” – Khaled Ahmed, Daily Times
Have you leaned more about human nature than the man in the street can learn without so much as opening a book? Have you derived from history any illumination of our present condition, any guidance for our judgments and policies, any guard against the rebuffs of surprise or the vicissitudes of change?
Kashmir’s importance to India and Pakistan lies mainly for its strategic geographic location and water resources. Kashmir provides direct access to China on the northeast, Afghanistan and Turkestan on the northwest, and both India and Pakistan on the south.