Indo-Pak Relations and the Kashmir Problem: From 1947 to the Present Day

ABSTRACT

The paper looks at Indo-Pak hostility and the Kashmir problem in contemporary South Asia. The aim of the paper is to give readers an overview of the ongoing insurgency in Kashmir. After some theoretical and historical background, the paper looks at the current situation in Kashmir. The paper is especially interested in how the conflict in Kashmir has changed its character with the passage of time from the 1950s till 2015. Methodologically, the paper takes a strong bottom-up approach, and data for purposes of this paper was collected by interviewing people at the grassroots level. Finally, methods of peace building have been suggested as the way forward.

Notes

1. Participant Observation, Fieldtrip to Kashmir, Funded by the RIF/Research Incentivisation Fund, PPR, University of Lancaster, December, 2012, and December, 2013.

2. First interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

3. Participant Observation, December, 2012 and December, 2013.

4. Second interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

5. Ibid.

6. Third interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

7. Fourth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

8. Fifth interview carried out by the author, 18 December 2013.

9. Ibid.

10. Sixth interview carried out by the author, 18 December 2013.

11. Seventh interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

12. Ibid.

13. Ibid.

14. Eighth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

15. Ibid.

16. Ninth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 18 December 2013.

17. Ibid.

18. Ibid.

19. Tenth interview carried out by the author, Sonmarg, Kashmir, 19 December 2013.

20. Eleventh interview carried out by the author, Pehelgam, Kashmir, 20 December 2013.

21. Ibid.

22. Twelfth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 20 December 2013.

23. Ibid.

24. Ibid.

25. Ibid.

26. Ibid.

27. Ibid.

28. Thirteenth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar, Kashmir, 20 December 2013.

29. Ibid.

30. Ibid.

31. Fourteenth interview carried out by the author, Srinagar Airport, Kashmir, 21 December 2013.

32. Ibid.

33. Ibid.

Additional information

Funding

Funded by the RIF/Research Incentivisation Fund, Lancaster University.