Here's some stuff to get u started Archived Message
Posted by Der on December 30, 2019, 12:38 pm, in reply to "what is good stuff to read for learning and understanding the situation with India and Kashmir?"
Kashmir on the Edge of the Abyss Tariq Ali https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/08/13/kashmir-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss/ Ali is always good on stuff like this. Not so on other stuff. I'm very disappointed in Amartyna Sen. Keeps his head down, apparently. Amnesty Int. had a report in 2015, here's a PDF: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/ASA2018742015ENGLISH.PDF There's also stuff on their website - criticism of recent abuses. The left in India keep their heads low on this issue. Rather reminds me of Northern Ireland where for many years there was an unspoken agreement between the main political parties not to discuss NI in Parliament. The home of democracy, that would be... Kashmir: The Case for Freedom (Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy et al) is worth a look. Duckduckgo the following: Tariq Ali Kashmir Arundhati Roy Kashmir Amartya Sen... Chomsky Eamonn McCann any lefties of merit. check out znet Check out the LRB archives for Ali/Roy Check out Peace News: https://peacenews.info/search/node/kashmir Depends what level you are at. Start with Ali.
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Message Thread:
- what is good stuff to read for learning and understanding the situation with India and Kashmir? - rippon December 30, 2019, 10:36 am
- Here's some stuff to get u started - Der December 30, 2019, 12:38 pm
- thanks - rippon December 30, 2019, 1:41 pm
- couple of other links - brooks December 30, 2019, 2:52 pm
- a Kashmiri view - Subhi December 30, 2019, 5:00 pm
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