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Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris (Indian Edition, first published in the United Kingdom in 2015) Paperback
Author
Christopher Snedden
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789386702685
  • year : 2017
  • language :
  • binding :
Description
In 1846, the British created the state of Jammu and Kashmir and then quickly sold this prized region to the wily and powerful Raja Gulab Singh. Intriguingly, had they retained it, the India Pakistan dispute over possession of the state may never have arisen, but Britain's concerns lay elsewhere expansionist Russia, beguiling Tibet and unstable China and their agents played the