Jammu and Kashmir

The state of Jammu and Kashmir had acceded to India soon after India's partition. Pakistan laid claim to it waged wars with India to wrest it. This book examines the multifaceted reality of the Kashmir problem. It discusses various decisions taken by the USA and Britain in conjunction with India and Pakistan as to how Kashmir should be governed.

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction I - Jammu and Kashmir: Post-colonial Relations 1. Jammu and Kashmir: Geopolitical and Strategic Position and Anglo-US Involvement 2. The Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India 3. Plebiscite 4. The Kashmir Question in the Security Council II - Cold War Politics and India's Relations with the West 5. Beginning of the Cold War and the United States and India 6. Britain and India: Post-colonial Relations III - Dialogues of Hope 7. Indo-Pak Dialogue on Kashmir Epilogue Bibliography Index