Kashmir Panel Discussion with academics on recent state violence (2016) by Nadir Cheema published on 2018-03-17T22:46:32Z Kashmir Panel Discussion with academics on recent state violence Kashmir is often seen as a site of conflict between India and Pakistan without a serious attention to the main actors who are the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir and Kashmiris are undergoing a siege. In recent weeks, Kashmir has witnessed killing of more than 50 and an estimated 3500 have been injured under the pretext of crowd control by the Indian armed forces, unarmed civilians in the hands of Indian forces, and large scale protests against Indian rule. Why the recent upsurge in popular protests and state violence? Is this connected to the rise of majoritarian Hindu chauvinism In India? What is Pakistan's role in this? The panel will discuss various aspects of the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. Chair: Ms. Victoria Schofield Panellists: Dr. Nitasha Kaul Prof. Dibyesh Anand Ms. Meroosh Tak Date: 15th August 2016 Venue: Room: B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG Organised by: Bloomsbury Pakistan (www.bloomsburypakistan.org) Speakers’ brief Biography: Victoria Schofield is a well-known commentator on South Asia, especially the state of Jammu and Kashmir and relations between India and Pakistan. She is the author of Kashmir in the Crossfire (1996), Kashmir in Conflict (2000, 2003, 2010) and Afghan Frontier (2003 & 2010), having travelled widely in the region. Schofield has an MA in Modern History from the University of Oxford and was the Visiting Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford 2004-5. Dr. Nitasha Kaul is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster in London. She is a Kashmiri novelist, academic, poet, economist, artist who lives in London. Prof. Dibyesh Anand, Head of Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster. He has research and political interests in issues of majority-minority relations as well as stateless nations in China and India. Ms. Mehroosh Tak is a PhD scholar at SOAS. She is from Kashmir and represents SOAS Kashmir Solidarity Movement. SOAS Kashmir Solidarity Movement is a society dedicated to promoting and raising awareness of the Kashmir conflict; as well as working with respect to and interest of self-determination of the Kashmiri people. http://soasunion.org/activities/society/ksmsoas/ Contact: Bloomsbury Pakistan www.bloomsburypakistan.org E-mail: info@bloomsburypakistan.org
