War and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48
C Dasgupta
Sage
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240 pages/Rs 250
It is never easy to write a riveting book on a subject that has been written about as extensively as Kashmir has. And if you are a former civil servant or a diplomat not accustomed to the rigours of writing, one must assume that it would be even harder to do so.
Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, a former diplomat, has managed the feat with admirable dexterity. He tells the story of what happened in those crucial months immediately after Independence in a degree of detail and simplicity of style that ought to give any good historian a run for his money.
The core of Mr Dasgupta