It’s worth mentioning that these books represent different perspectives and opinions on the conflict, and it is important to read multiple sources to get a more comprehensive understanding.
Here are 10 books on the contemporary Kashmir conflict.
He was born in 1822 in the city of Jammu, a part of the Sikh Empire. He was born into a Dogra family, which was a prominent warrior clan in the region.
Agreement on Bilateral Relations between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan (Simla Agreement)
In 2006, a boy was kidnapped and killed by a woman and her two sons to cure her nightmares in Uttar Pradesh State. She was advised by a witch doctor to do so.
The newly-formed United Nations intervened in the conflict in 1948, organizing a cease-fire and calling for a referendum of Kashmir’s people in order to determine whether the majority wished to join with Pakistan or India.
It was one of those chilly evenings of winter of 1984 and I, as usual, was trying to gather news reports for next day’s issue of AINA which I was associated with, then.
“I was a good speaker. Used to do lots of strikes. Like most of Kashmiri citizens, we also had a great interest in Plebiscite Front. From the start, we had a clear aim before us. One benefit of our strikes in college was that the government took over the control of the college”.
He is also referred to as saying ‘If Indian authorities of occupation think that by hanging me they can crush the Kashmir struggle they are mistaken. The struggle actually will start after my hanging.”
Disregarding the contribution of local shawl weavers, artisans and labourers and exaggerating Mr Thorpe who wasn’t in principle against occupation per se is a case of distorting history.