The Crisis in Kashmir

This book traces the origins of the insurgency in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The first theoretically-grounded account and the most complete it is based on extensive interviews. Ganguly''s central argument is that the insurgency can be explained by political mobilization and institutional decay. In an attempt to woo the Muslims the government dramatically expanded literacy mass media and higher education. Meanwhile fearing potential secessionist proclivities it stifled the development of political institutions. Unable to express dissent in an institutional context the Kashmiris resorted to violence.