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Book SynopsisThe first of its kind, this book delineates the strategies and tactics employed by the Indian state through its clientele governments and patronage democracies to manage the conflicted state of Jammu and Kashmir. In the process the book unfolds the nature and functioning of the state, politics and governance in Kashmir after 1947.
Trade Review'Culled from hitherto unknown or unused sources, this is an analytically probing and empirically rich account of how New Delhi's centralized self-projections and manipulation of client governments have aggravated the problems of governance in the state.' - Ayesha Jalal, Professor, Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University, USA
'A comprehensive and thoughtful examination of post-1947 governance in Kashmir, in the valuable voice of a young Kashmiri scholar.' - Niraja Gopal Jayal, Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
