Scene Changes in Kashmir, India and Pakistan

In the past few years the scene has changed more significantly than in the past few decades regarding the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and its place in the relations between India and Pakistan. Important changes have also taken place in the circumstances within the state and within and around each of the two countries. The author has been a long time observer of these changes, in the recent as well as a more distant past, and their relevance to the fortunes and responsibilities of India. He presents here a comprehensive overview of the changes that have taken place in the past few years and explains the opportunities they have opened up for future progress, while also flagging the pitfalls which both countries, the state, and interested third parties must avoid if South Asia is to be freed of the one of the heaviest burdens that lie upon it.