Independent Kashmir

<p>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.<br><br>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?</p>