 Kashmir in the Crossfire
IB Tauris, 1996
‘A brilliantly detailed journey through the complex history of Jammu
and Kashmir’, Literary Review
Excerpt:
As the insurgency in the valley gained momentum, the acts of sabotage
increased in frequency and intensity. The police and security forces
reacted violently, often at the expense of innocent civilians who were
caught in the crossfire. Every youth in Kashmir came to be regarded as
a potential militant. Reports of human rights abuses began to hit the
headlines world-wide. Stories emerged of torture, rape and indiscriminate
killing. Although the insurgents seemed to have no long-term strategy,
they appeared to hope that the repression of the Indian authorities in
the valley would attract international attention which would take note
of what they believed to be their ‘just cause’ and oblige
the Indian government to relinquish control of the valley.
[Chapter 14, Closure of the Vale, 1990, p. 237]
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