Kashmir Thinks It's Free

By Arun Kumar and Prasenjeet Kumar

The ultimate illusion of sovereignty is a perfect camouflage for terror.

SRINAGAR. The celebration of independence is short-lived. Behind the glittering fa ade of a new Islamic Republic, the local economy and basic infrastructure rapidly plunge into an unyielding tailspin.

Food supplies dry up, energy grids trip into total darkness, and hyperinflation paralyses the daily survival of common folks. As domestic violence laws are systematically dismantled and social order fractures, an underground network of ruthless global terror cells slips across the unmonitored borders to hijack the state.

Moving through multiple fractured viewpoints-from a fierce young female activist fighting for her voice to deep-cover intelligence units operating in the shadows-the narrative exposes a chilling study of institutional collapse.

When the newly minted Prime Minister Hasina Ittoo herself is hunted down, the subcontinental security equilibrium collapses into a black hole.

Co-authored by an ex-Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, this edge-of-the-seat political thriller forces you into a dark, claustrophobic world where India's top-secret command cells must deploy every ounce of tactical grit to survive the sudden onset of an uncompromising civil war.

An intensely visceral, slow-burn, upmarket political thriller exploring the dark world of media disinformation, coercive control, and the terrifying price of absolute lawlessness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1797074989
• ISBN13: 9781797074986
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"