HIMALAYA SUMMIT: Current Issues of the Frontier
 
KASHMIR
There are numerous articles available for students to read about the Kashmir conflict.  Below you will find a list of pre-selected materials appropriate for reading at the high school level.  Students can read all of the articles or they can select specific articles to gain a deeper sense of awareness of this issue.  STudents should complete the Terms to Know Handout and respond to the Reading Response Questions.
 
 
Click here for the Terms to Know Handout for Kashmir.
Click here for the Reading Response Questions for Kashmir.

WEB RESOURCE
Article 1: Kashmir: The Story Behind the Story
www.didyouknow.cd/story/kashmir.htm
WORD DOCUMENT ARTICLES (Printable from this site)
Article 2: India, Pakistan Tone Down Vitriol
Christian Science Monitor (06/10/02)
Article 3: India Waits, But Still War-Ready
Christian Science Monitor (06/14/02)
Article 4: US Urged to Help Solve Kashmir Issue
Dawn (07/27/02)
Article 5: Powell May Ask New Delhi To reciprocate
Dawn (07/27/02)
Article 6: A Necessary War
India Today (10/01/01)
Article 7: War and Pretence
India Today (10/29/01)
Article 8: Inside a Terrorist Camp
New Internationalist (12/01)
Article 9: War Creep
Christian Science Monitor (12/20/01)
Article 10: Cooling Tempers in South Asia
Christian Science Monitor (12/27/01)
Article 11: Pakistan Hints of Kashmir Jihad
Christian Science Monitor (02/28/00)
Article 12: Terrorism: Mounting Evidence
India Today (03/13/00)
Article 13: Kashmir: War By Proxy
India Today (07/26/99)
Article 14: After Nuclear Tests, Test of Wills in Kashmir
Christian Science Monitor (08/10/98)
Article 15: Catch and Kill
New Internationalist (07/95)
Article 16: Explosive Flows
New Internationalist (12/95)
Article 17: Whoever Wins, Ladakh Loses
The Independent (05/31/99)
Article 18: India: ‘Divide Kashmir to Protect Minorities’
The Hindu (05/19/00)
Article 19: Let Kashmir Decide Its Own Fate
Guardian (11/19/92)

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Additional Resources for Kashmir 
 

 
 
This site was created by Matthew Foglia and Kelly McKee of Evanston Township High School at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross.