Independent Kashmir: An Incomplete Aspiration

By Christopher Snedden

Many disenchanted Kashmiris continue to demand independence or freedom from India. Written by a leading authority on Kashmir's troubled past, this book revisits the topic of independence for the region (also known as Jammu and Kashmir, or J&K), and explores exactly why this aspiration has never been fulfilled. In a rare India-Pakistan agreement, they concur that neither J&K, nor any part of it, can be independent.

Charting a complex history and intense geo-political rivalry from Maharaja Hari Singh's leadership in the mid-1920s to the present, this book offers an essential insight into the disputes that have shaped the region. As tensions continue to rise following government-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, Snedden asks a vital question: what might independence look like and just how realistic is this aspiration?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526156148
• ISBN13: 9781526156143
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"