Orientation Guide to India's Kashmir state and the Kashmiri Culture: Religion, Traditions, Family Life, Urban and Rural Populations, Geography, History, Economy, Society and Security
Description
The Kashmiri people occupy an area in northwestern India administered as Jammu and Kashmir state, India’s only state with a Muslim majority. It lies within the broader Kashmir region which reaches into India, Pakistan, and China, and a presently disputed region. Kashmir region also includes Azad Kashmir (“Free Kashmir†in Pakistan, but referred to in India as “Pakistan-occupied Kashmirâ€) and the Northern Areas. Both are claimed and administered by Pakistan. China administers The Shaksgam Valley and Aksai Chin both in the east. Most Kashmiri-speaking people, however, live in the northwestern section of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir state in an area called the Vale of Kashmir (Kashmir Valley). This relatively small Kashmiri linguistic area is the focus of this report.
The dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region began in 1947, when British India was partitioned and India and Pakistan became independent nations. The princely states, including the state of Jammu and Kashmir, became sovereign states as Great Britain’s authority over them lapsed upon partition. The Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir state chose to be part of India, and Pakistan did not accept this decision. Tension over the issue turned into war between India and Pakistan in 1947–1948 and 1965. Since that time, fighting has sporadically broken out, almost turning into full-scale war in 1999, and a militant insurgency which seeks independence from India has developed in the Vale of Kashmir. Because India and Pakistan became nuclear powers in 1998, the stakes are enormous for resolving the longstanding dispute. The Kashmiri people are at the center of the conflict.
This book, produced by Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), provides comprehensive information about India’s Kashmir state and the Kashmiri Culture. Chapter topics include religion, traditions, family life and differences in the lifestyles of urban and rural populations as well as detailed discussion of geography, history and their economy, form of government, society and security and much more.
76 pages; dozens of photos, illustration and charts in full color.
This is a Print Replica that maintains the formatting and layout of the original edition and offers many of the advantages of standard Kindle books.
The dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region began in 1947, when British India was partitioned and India and Pakistan became independent nations. The princely states, including the state of Jammu and Kashmir, became sovereign states as Great Britain’s authority over them lapsed upon partition. The Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir state chose to be part of India, and Pakistan did not accept this decision. Tension over the issue turned into war between India and Pakistan in 1947–1948 and 1965. Since that time, fighting has sporadically broken out, almost turning into full-scale war in 1999, and a militant insurgency which seeks independence from India has developed in the Vale of Kashmir. Because India and Pakistan became nuclear powers in 1998, the stakes are enormous for resolving the longstanding dispute. The Kashmiri people are at the center of the conflict.
This book, produced by Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), provides comprehensive information about India’s Kashmir state and the Kashmiri Culture. Chapter topics include religion, traditions, family life and differences in the lifestyles of urban and rural populations as well as detailed discussion of geography, history and their economy, form of government, society and security and much more.
76 pages; dozens of photos, illustration and charts in full color.
This is a Print Replica that maintains the formatting and layout of the original edition and offers many of the advantages of standard Kindle books.
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