Kashmir Crisis Resource Mobilization and Prospects of Peace

This book is the report of a major project undertaken with the support of the UGC. It begins with an introduction. Chapter 1 discusses the objectives and methodology of the study. True, the survey of literature is there in it, but it is not as detailed as the reader will like it to be. Chapter 2 contains historical background of the peace process in the state right from the mediaeval times. The authors talk about the cultural affinity of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. For instance, the mosques look like Buddhist Gompas and temples. But they regret that while agreeing to a plebiscite in the beginning, the Indian Government has not honoured its word. They consider the instrument of accession to be fake. They argue that the world recognizes that Kashmir is a disputed territory. They discuss it from three different points of view, i.e., India, Pakistan and what they consider to be of Kashmiris. They think that Kashmir is like a territory occupied by a foreign army.