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The Kashmir Tangle
Issues & Options
Rajesh Kadian
The Kashmir Tangle : Rajesh Kadian : Vision Books : Book (ISBN: 8170941016)
Pages: 200
Price: Rs. 190
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 8170941016
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Published in 1992
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In his crisp style, Dr. Rajesh Kadian gives the reader an
overview of how and why the tangle in Kashmir steadily worsened, highlighting
the major turning points in the chequered story. He traces the history of the
Kashmiri people and puts the events of 1947 in a clear perspective. In doing so
the author exposes for the first time the machinations of the British, the
Indians and the Pakistanis at the time of the Partition of the British Indian
Empire which marked the onset of the Kashmir tangle. The subsequent history of
the two parts of divided Kashmir is elucidated, providing a much needed
perspective on Kashmir as a whole. Also probed afresh is the rocky relationship
between the governments in New Delhi and Sheikh Abdullah and the unsteady course
of democracy in Srinagar.
The recent situation is comprehensively described covering
both the surging tide of militancy in the Kashmir Valley and the tug-of-war in
Azad Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The author assesses the various
options available both to India and Pakistan and here the book provides a signal
contribution by addressing squarely the implications of various courses.
The prospects for the future are
analysed with rare insight. The author’s conclusions are sobering. These include
the inevitability of a long drawn-out struggle in Kashmir and the near-certainty
of another Indo-Pakistan war. In the latter context, the author has scored
another first in painting the likely scenarios of such a war over Kashmir.
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 | “It is truly remarkable how in this brief volume of 200 pages the author has condensed so much information and discussion. Kadian displays a mastery of facts ... and like his earlier works the book is analytical and very readable.” —Ved Marwah in Hindustan Times |
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| “The Kashmir problem ... is delineated clearly and the style is simple and lucid.” —Jagmohan |
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| “Lucid and discernible analysis of the intractable Kashmir tangle” —USI Journal |
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Rajesh Kadian
Rajesh Kadian is an Indian-born medical specialist in practice in the United
States of America. He comes from a military family and has keenly examined
Indian strategic issues from close quarters for a number of years.
Since 1990, he has published critically acclaimed and engagingly readable books
on The Indian Army, India’s Sri Lanka Fiasco (1987-1990), The Kashmir Tangle and Tibet, India and China.
Three years of extensive research in three continents has gone into the making
of this book, including trips to India, Tibet and Nepal and meetings and
interviews with the Dalai Lama, most members of his Kashag (cabinet),
Chinese officials, including one who has dealt with Tibet since 1951, numerous
noted scholars and members of the Indian government, both active and retired.
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