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J&K’s governing National Conference (NC) on Friday decried banning books as “unfortunate and deeply ill-conceived”, days ...
AG Noorani’s ‘The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012’; political scientist Sumantra Bose’s ‘Kashmir at the Crossroads’ and ‘Contested Lands’ are among the banned books ...
The decision by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to declare 25 books as “forfeited” marks a pivotal moment in the fight ...
Indian officials say the books promote violence, secessionism. But critics say the move is aimed at silencing scholars.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday blamed lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha for banning 25 books and said ...
Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and ...
Chief minister Omar Abdullah has distanced himself from the book ban in Jammu and Kashmir, which rights watchdog Amnesty ...
Six years after the Narendra Modi government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy, its insecurities have deepened.
Omar Abdullah clarified he didn't ban 25 books in Jammu and Kashmir, attributing the ban to Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. The ban ...
Books include Contested Lands by Sumantra Bose; In Search of a Future (The Story of Kashmir) by David Devadas; Kashmir in Conflict (India, Pakistan and the Unending War) by Victoria Schofield; The ...