Jammu and Kashmir, the Cold War and the West - 9781138382930

Taylor & Francis

Jammu and Kashmir, the Cold War and the WestAuthor(s): D N Panigrahi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781138382930, 978-1138382930\nSynopsis\nThis book re-examines the multifaceted reality of the Kashmir problem. The state of Jammu and Kashmir had acceded to India soon after Indias partition. Pakistan laid claim to it waged wars with India to wrest it. The various decisions taken by the USA and Britain in conjunction with India and Pakistan as to how Kashmir should be governed are discussed.\n\nStudying the spread of communism, the book makes extensive use of primary resources available in India and the UK. The principal object of the author is to locate conflict in Kashmir within the international politics of the time, during the Cold War, and especially in the context of Indias relationship with the UK. \n\nThe narratives of the discourse throw light on the varied and salient features of the problem. These .