Why dialogue with Pakistan is futile

Abstract

Considering that 2009 marks the 20th year of full-blown insurgency in Kashmir, it is somewhat surprising that there are not many books that go behind the scenes and beyond newspaper reports to lay bare what actually was happening on the ground and to the people of the state. In recent years, however, Praveen Swami and David Devadas have done some remarkable work to fill some of this empty space. But until now, very little was known of how the insurgency was guided from across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Read more at: https://news.rediff.com/column/2009/jun/29/sushant-sareen-why-dialogue-with-pakistan-is-futile.htm