"Traces Kashmir history from the prepartition India to the current-day situation. Provides an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings and the local, bilateral, and international dynamics of the key players involved in this conflict. Conclusion focuses on the parameters, players, politics, and prognosis of the ongoing peace process in Kashmir"--Provided by publisher.

Includes maps of: Jammu and Kashmir; Pre-partition Map of India; Dogra State of Jammu and Kashmir; Post-1947 Administrative Map of Jammu and Kashmir; Autonomous Hill Councils; Reorganization along Communal Fault Lines as Proposed by the Regional Autonomy Committee Report in 1999; Religious Composition of the Proposed Reorganization of Jammu and the Kashmir State.

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Redefining the parameters -- India's political gambit -- Pakistan : war-gaming Kashmir -- Multiple notions of self-determination : Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh -- Azadi to jihad : the doomed insurgency -- Azad Kashmir and the northern areas : the forgotten frontiers -- The international arena -- The peace puzzle -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index.