Routledge Studies in South Asian History The Kashmir Conflict: From Empire to the Cold War, 1945-66, (Hardcover)

This book shows the international dimensions of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, from October 1947 to January 1966, against the twin backdrop of Decolonisation and the Cold War. It analyses Kashmir's evolution from a Commonwealth crisis to a Cold War dispute, documenting the first five years, 1947-52, when Kashmir made the transition from a regional to a global issue.