Kashmir as I See It: From Within and Afar

Stories of the trauma and betrayal faced by Kashmiris have been told, the events retraced and analysis offered. And yet, one of the mostong-standing disputes in India’s post-Independence history remains unsettled. If it were up toal Ded, a Sufi poet, she would offer the most difficult solution so far—toook within. Kashmir As I See It, a personal journey interspersed with geopolitical analysis, is not only about the state but also about the voice that yearns to be home again. Ashok Dhar slowly and carefully uncovers multipleayers of the conflict to show that apart from being a territorial dispute, it is also about historicity, morality andeadership—aspects that have been neglected so far. He holds thatooking merely at theegality of the state’s accession isikeooking at an iceberg; peace will not come if we have not examined what Kashmiriyat is. This rigorously researched and passionately honest account shows us a way toook for solutions that are not merely reflective but practical, using tools extracted from management studies such as game theory. A radical approach that throws open a new window of inquiry to resolve an age-old issue!