Kashmir in Conflict: India Pakistan & the Unending Wart

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A detailed journey through the complex history of Jammu andKashmir, this book, Kashmir InConflict, examines the history of the state of Jammu & Kashmir from theperiod when the valley was an ancient independent kingdom to the most recent andpotentially disastrous confrontation between India and Pakistan. Strategicallysituated on the borders of China, central and south Asia, Kashmir has once againconfirmed its status as a likely battleground between the world's latest andmost belligerent nuclear powers. Drawing upon extensive research in bothcountries, the author traces the origins of the princely state in thenineteenth century and the controversial 'sale' by the British of thepredominantly Muslims valley to a Hindu Maharaja in 1846. Assessing theimplications for Kashmir of independence in 1947, she analyzes the issues whichdivide India and Pakistan as they confront each other 'eyeball to eyeball' in aseemingly unending war.