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The Crisis in Kashmir: Portents of War, Hopes of Peace (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
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- ISBN-100521655668
- ISBN-13978-0521655668
- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication dateFebruary 13, 1999
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.14 x 0.46 x 9.21 inches
- Print length204 pages
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Ganguly's book is well-researched and provides copious amounts of statistical information that underpins his theoretical assumptions - which are also backed up by use of extensive interviews with a cross-section of people from varying fields involved in Kashmir in some way; that includes government officials, military personnel from India, Pakistan and USA, Members of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Kashmiri activists and Journalists.
Interestingly, I found the section on strategies and options for resolving the Crisis in Kashmir from pages (131-147) in the book, very illuminating in that Ganguly lists a total of eight possible options for resolving the issue of Kashmir. Starting with: Ethnic Flooding of Hindus and Sikhs; The Mailed Fist Strategy; The Wear-down Option; Shared Sovereignty; Holding a Plebiscite; Independence; The Protectorate Option and finally an Alternative Strategy that had many variants of the options from 1-7 already listed. Personally speaking, I was aware of most of the options listed by Ganguly in resolving the Kashmir Crisis apart from around 2-3 that I was not familiar with.
Overall, Ganguly cleverly utilises the recurring term in the book: "irredentism" in the context of Pakistan's claims to Kashmir as Pakistan national state policy that advocates the acquisition of some region in another country by reason of common linguistic, cultural, historical, ethnic or racial ties. Whilst at the same time, avoiding the questions on India's claims on the basis and legality of the'Instrument of Accession' of Jammu and Kashmir state on 26th October, 1947.
A well-written and informative book that is written from a differing theoretical perspective!




