Christopher Snedden
Biography
Publications
Dr. Christopher Snedden is the author of Independent Kashmir: An incomplete aspiration, published by Manchester University Press, 2021. He is an Australian political scientist, politico-strategic analyst, academic researcher and author. In 2012, he published The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir. In 2015, he published Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris.
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India-Russia: A friend in need
New Delhi’s reluctance to speak out on Ukraine is also influenced by own ambition in the disputed Kashmir region.
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India’s dilemma: Neither strategic nor autonomous
The long-desired aim of strategic autonomy is still far away. And confrontation with China is much closer.
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India draws the line on Kashmir
New maps issued by India raise some important questions – starting with what exactly they mean.
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To take – not retake – “Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir”
Is this just more chest-beating by India’s politicians, or speculation we should take seriously?
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The intractable mess in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi has even managed to antagonise the pro-Indian politicians in the area with its latest crackdown.