The Kashmir Scholars Consultative and Action Network (KSCAN), is an interdisciplinary group of scholars from various countries and regions engaged in research on the region of Kashmir. Each of us has written about Kashmiri history, society, culture, and politics, and their relation to the protracted conflict; and we are particularly concerned about the present conditions of violence. Our research on the Kashmir conflict addresses its history, its consequences for the region and beyond, and its possible resolution. It has implications for an internationally mediated political solution and is of relevance to policy makers.
Kashmir Crisis update, January 2, 151 Days of siege The year 2019 will be marked as a watershed year in the history of Kashmir, a year that almost brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war in February, a year when Kashmiris, particularly Kashmiri students all over India, suffered severe discrimination and violence and …
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Kashmir Scholars send a report to the United Nations special rapporteur on Indigenous people of Asia
The year 2019 will be remembered as a landmark year in the annals of J&K’s chequeredhistory as the last vestiges of J&K’s limited autonomy were permanently revoked by theGovernment of India on August 5, 2019. The decision was taken unilaterally without anyconsultation with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of Article 1.1 of …
Sixth and seventh report of the CCG Signatories include Yashwant Sinha, former member of the BJP and former Finance and Foreign Minister of India , Wajahat Habibullah, former National Chief Information Commissioner, Air Vice Marshall (R) Kapil Kak, Bharat Bhushan, Senior Journalist Their demands: 1. Release forthwith all Kashmiris who were taken into preventive detention under …
Kashmir scholars expressed a strong protest against the upcoming Dec.16 event on Kashmir organized by the Center for Global Policy, as well as for forming a Kashmir Policy Group without any real experts on Kashmir. You can read the whole letter here
APDP releases a detailed report on 120 days of lockdown. Executive Summary This report is a narrative of the situation that arose in Kashmir valley, after the events of August 5th 2019. The report sheds light on the impact of the abrogation of Article 370 in the Indian Administered State of Jammu of Kashmir. The …
While the Prime Minister of India had suggested that the situation in Kashmir will return to normal in four months, Kashmir remains under siege had crossed the four month mark. Schools, colleges, and universities, remain closed even as tens of thousands of students have been forced to appear in annual exams. While education remains suspended, …
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Statements and Fact Finding Reports On 31st October 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 which divides the disputed territory under Indian control into two directly administered Union Territories came into effect. It was accompanied by a notification for the continuance of President’s Rule, and a spate of new executive orders including orders …
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Kashmir crisis update: Day 106 Passing the hundred day mark of loss of autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the lockdown of Kashmir Valley enters its 106th day. Kashmir is still without all internet services, SMS text and prepaid phone service. Heads of various government offices have received notice to submit an undertaking …
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An eleven member team comprising advocates, trade union and human activists and a psychiatrist visited Kashmir from Sept 28-Oct. 4, 2019. The broad aim of the team was to understand the situation persisting in the two months since the Abrogation of Article 370, and, to assess the quality of access to justice in these compelling …
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