1st Edition

Jammu and Kashmir, the Cold War and the West

By D N Panigrahi Copyright 2009
276 Pages
by Routledge India

276 Pages
by Routledge India

276 Pages
by Routledge India

This book re-examines the multifaceted reality of the Kashmir problem. The state of Jammu and Kashmir had acceded to India soon after India’s 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. Studying the spread of communism, the... Read more

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction I — Jammu and Kashmir: Post-colonial Relations 1. Jammu and Kashmir: Geopolitical and Strategic Position and Anglo-US Involvement 2. The Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India 3. Plebiscite 4. The Kashmir Question in the Security Council II – Cold War Politics and India’s Relations with the West 5. Beginning of the Cold War and the United States and India 6. Britain and India: Post-colonial Relations III – Dialogues of Hope 7. Indo-Pak Dialogue on Kashmir Epilogue Bibliography Index

Biography

D. N. Panigrahi was formerly Visiting Professor, Jamia Millia University, New Delhi. He has been Professor of History with NCERT, New Delhi, Director, Parliament Research Service, Parliament House, New Delhi, and a lecturer at the University of Delhi. He has a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and has published six books, including India’s Partition: the Story of Imperialism in Retreat (2004) and G. B. Pant: a Profile in Courage (1988).