Regional Resources

Kashmir Web Links

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information generally on conflict in Kashmir. For related web links, see Terrorism/Counterterrorism Web Links and Regional Resources: Asia.

• General Resources
• Government Agencies and International Organizations
• Maps and Guides
• Media and News Sources
• Selected Documents, Research and Political Resources

These links complement the following Special Reports:

1. The Political Economy of the Kashmir Conflict: Opportunities for Economic Peacebuilding and for U.S. Policy
2. India and Pakistan Engagement: Prospects for Breakthrough or Breakdown?
3. Quickstep or Kadam Taal? The Elusive Search for Peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

These links also complement the conflict resolution simulation exercise on Kashmir for the state-level high school winners of the National Peace Essay Contest in June 2002.

General Resources

The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Kashmir.

• INCORE guides to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity: Kashmir
  A selective list of annotated links to news sources, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), maps, general sources, etc. from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity, a joint project of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University.
• jammukashmir.net
  An extensive web site on the conflict in Kashmir by Alexander Evans, a research associate at the Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London. Provides numerous links from several points of view, including news sources and organizations, an online bibliography, a list of specialists writing on Kashmir, and maps.
• ISN: Information Services: Kashmir Crisis
  Annotated links to documents, government agencies, organizations, and news sources, organized by the International Relations and Security Network in Zurich.
• Kashmir WWW Virtual Library
  Kashmir WWW Virtual Library is a subset of the South Asia WWW Virtual Library which in turn is a subset of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. It contains numerous links in several categories, including regional news, e-mail lists and newsgroups, Kashmir as disputed territory, Kashmir-Indian alignments and Kashmir-Pakistan alignments.
• South Asia Terrorism Portal
  This web site has information on terrorism specific to six countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and an overview of the region as a whole.

Government Agencies and International Organizations

India

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Web site includes a special section on Jammu & Kashmir, with news, press briefings, a fact sheet, statements and other documents.
• Official Website of Jammu & Kashmir Government, India
  Web site of the government of Jammu & Kashmir contains pages for news, the president, prime minister, parliament and ministries, as well as news updates, editorials and publications and contact information.

Pakistan

• Pakistan.gov: Official Web Gateway to the Government of Pakistan
  Web site of the government of Pakistan includes a section on Kashmir with links to current Kashmir news, news archives, documents and reports, articles, FAQ and fact sheet. The main web site also has a country profile and profile of the president, government organization, links to ministries, news, speeches, and related web sites.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Web site includes information on issues such as non-proliferation and disarmament, human rights, and the Jammu & Kashmir Dispute, as well as news, press releases, a country profile, foreign policy, links to missions and other related web sites.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
  Web site of SAARC includes an overview of the organization and membership, its charter, profile, newsletter (SAARC News), magazine, summit declarations and other documents. Includes the declaration from its 12th summit in Islamabad in January 2004, as well as a description of the meeting in the January-March 2004 issue of SAARC News.

United Nations

• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
  The web site contains the background and mandate of the UN mission, facts and figures, selected documents, map, and links to news on peace and security from the UN News Centre.

United States

• U.S. Department of State - Bureau of South Asian Affairs
  U.S. Department of State's site covers "U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka." Includes a map, list of officials, country information for India and Pakistan, background notes and a section on India-Pakistan relations.
• U.S. Department of State - International Information Programs - South Asia
  Web site contains press releases, documents, official texts, the latest Washington File information on South Asia, links to government organizations and related web sites.

Maps and Guides

• Kashmir Maps
  Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. These maps, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and other sources, include country, city, regional and historical maps.
• Jammu and Kashmir Maps
  Topics and physical maps of Jammu and Kashmir from MapsofIndia.com include maps of tourist areas, minerals, agriculture, railway network, etc.
• Maps: jammukashmir.net
  Two- and three-dimensional maps of Jammu and Kashmir collected on jammukashmir.net show the region of Kashmir from various points of view.

Media and News Sources

• BBC News | In Depth | Kashmir Flashpoint
  Part of the BBC In Depth series, the collection of current news reports, analysis, country and individual profiles, a timeline from 1947 on, video and audio files covers the situation in Kashmir. Also includes key questions about the conflict, maps showing a number of future Kashmir scenarios, background information and an examination of the India-Pakistan military balance.
• Kashmir Newspapers and News Sites
  Links to world newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English, sorted by country and region, from world-newspapers.com.
• Kashmir Times
  Online version of daily newspaper, "the oldest and largest circulated newspaper of Jammu and Kashmir with a total readership of two million."
• South Asia Newspapers Online
  Links to newspapers online in English and the indigenous languages of South Asia, from the University of California at Berkeley Library.
• Yahoo News: Full Coverage: Kashmir Dispute
  Numerous links to news sources, stories from various wire services, reports in audio and video, and related web sites for the situation in Kashmir.

Selected Documents, Research and Political Resources

• Asymmetric Conflict in South Asia: the Cause and Consequences of the 1999 Limited War in Kargil
  From the Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC), the web site describes the objective, background and scope of the research project, with several documents in PDF used as resources.
• The Brookings Institution: Foreign Policy Studies: India/South Asia Project
  Collection of articles and commentary on South Asia by Brookings' scholars, summaries of Institution events, and links to related web sites.
• Center for Strategic & International Studies: South Asia Program
  Web site includes meeting notes, reports on specific projects and the monthly South Asia Monitor newsletter with a discussion of a key topic or trend in the region in each issue.
• Henry L. Stimson Center: the Kashmir Dispute
  This section of the web site covers background information, geographical terrain, status of forces and observers, links to publications on South Asia, and includes seminars and the South Asia Internet Forum (SAIF) Dialogue.
• India-U.S. Relations (PDF)
  Issue Brief for Congress from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, updated February 23, 2005.
• Kashmir: Flashpoint or Safety Valve?
  July-August 1999 document from the Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
• Kashmir: a Way Forward
  This February 2000 report includes a1998 proposal, with maps and explanations and legal memorandum from the Kashmir Study Group on the creation of an independent Kashmir.
• The Lahore Declaration
  Text of the declaration, joint statement and memorandum of understanding between India and Pakistan on the subject of Jammu and Kashmir, signed February 21, 1999 by the prime ministers of India and Pakistan. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's Peace Agreements Digital Collection for India-Pakistan.
• New Priorities in South Asia: U.S. Policy Toward India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
  2003 Chairmen's Report of an Independent Task Force cosponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society. The report can be viewed online in PDF.
• Nuclear Threat Reduction Measures for India and Pakistan (PDF)
  Issue Brief for Congress from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, updated January 28, 2005.
• Pakistan-U.S. Relations (PDF)
  Issue Brief for Congress from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, updated January 28, 2005.
• Political Resources on the Net: India
  Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news and general resources for India, including links for Kashmir.
• Political Resources on the Net: Pakistan
  Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news and general resources for Pakistan, including links for Kashmir.
• The Simla Agreement
  Text of the agreement between India and Pakistan on the subject of bilateral relations, signed July 2, 1972. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's Peace Agreements Digital Collection for India-Pakistan.

Updated: June 2, 2005