Kashmir: The Case for FreedomAt home, the Kashmiri people’s ongoing quest for justice and self-determination is as much ignored by their venal politicians as it is rejected by Pakistan. Internationally, their struggle is forgotten, as the West refuses to bring pressure to bear on its regional ally India. Kashmir: The Case for Freedom is an impassioned attempt to redress this imbalance and to fill the gap in our moral imagination. Covering Kashmir’s past and present and the occupation’s causes and consequences, the authors issue a clarion call for the withdrawal of Indian troops and for Kashmir’s right to self-determination. |
Contents
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The Only Thing Kashmiris Want | 57 |
Poems by a Queen of Kashmir | 72 |
Fayazabad 31223 | 78 |
The Militarized Zone | 93 |
Seditious Nehru | 125 |
Not Crushed Merely Ignored | 132 |
About the Authors | 139 |
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