'Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere With its roses the brightest that earth ever gave Its temples, and grottos, and mountains as clear As the love-lighted eyes that hang over their wave' -Thomas Moore The paradise on earth is in turmoil, abetted and aided by foreign tribals, the terrorists have spread death and destruction every where resulting m mass exodus of Pandits from their ancestral land. The militants did not even spare the Muslims who were votary of secularism and humanism. It is necessary to have an understanding of the modern history of Jammu and Kashmir in order to gauge the Kashmir problem. An effort had been made in this volume to bring all important documents about the Kashmir problem at one place. These documents include the treaties and agreements between the British Government and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, the Governments of India and Pakistan. It also provides the correspondence between of India and UN bodies and Government of Pakistan, speeches made in the Security Council by Council Members and representatives of India and Pakistan, resolutions adopted in UN bodies, specially Security Council. The book also contains relevant documents and papers relating to 1965 conflict, Tashkent Summit, etc. Special mention may be made about the bibliography on the subject which is most comprehensive and touches all aspects of Kashmir problem. The publication would prove useful to researchers, historians, political activists and journalists.
