India - Pakistan Peace Process and J&k

Product Description



The relations between India and Pakistan have been strained right from the partition days and Jammu and Kashmir has always been the focus point of any discussion between the two countries. Many efforts have been made to normalise the relations, however, no tangible results have been forthcoming.


Some hopes were seen during the tenure of Sheikh Abdullah as Chief Minister, however, the events took a downward turn after his death in 1982. The situation in J&K deteriorated and militancy took its roots across the state in a big way. Good governance is an integral part of any effective government. However, in a conflict situation and disturbed environment, where the lives and interests of ordinary people are under pressure, the issue of a functioning government becomes even more crucial. This is exactly where the governance system failed the people of the state when the trouble started. By the beginning of 1990, the administration in Srinagar and some other towns of the Valley had almost collapsed. Jammu and Kashmir has been struggling with the scourge of terrorism for three decades now. This has caused untold miseries to the people of the state; with thousands losing life and many more getting hurt. The turmoil has also resulted in huge losses to public and private properties.


This book attempts a panoramic overview of the peace process, in different stages and phases over the past seven decades, between India and Pakistan from 1947 onwards; with special reference to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The author, having been involved in many of these processes very closely, has covered these details in most authentic and unbiased manner.



About the Author



Dr. Sudhir S. B1oeria, lAS (J&K- 1968) is an ex- Army Officer having served in the Infantry, The Jammu And Kashmir Rifles, from 1966 to 1972. He took part in the 1971 war with Pakistan, in the Fazilka sector.


An alumnus of the Scindia School Gwalior, he is a science graduate, also holds a Masters Degree in History, and acquired the Ph.D Degree for his thesis on “The Battles of Zojila-1948”. A graduate of the National Defence College, New Delhi, he takes keen interest in military history and national security matters.


Important assignments held by him include, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Development Commissioner, Ladakh, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Principal Secretary to Governor, Secretary to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the departments of Food, Civil Supplies, Transport, Forest, Public Works, Health and Medical Education.


Dr. Bloeria was posted as Special Commissioner, Rajouri and Poonch districts during 1990-1992, with the specific responsibility to keep that region free from militancy during that critical period. He remained Home Secretary to the State Government in 1995 and 1996 when Parliament and Assembly elections were conducted in the State after a gap of almost ten years. His last assignment was Chief Secretary J&K Government from November 2002 till his superannuation in September 2005.


In July 2008, when Governor's rule was imposed in J&K, Dr. Bloeria was appointed as Advisor to the Governor. He was instrumental in successfully handling the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board land agitation and, later, conducting the Assembly Elections.


In August 2011, he became the founder Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu, for a period of three years, and relinquished that post in August 2014.


He has authored four books, “The Battles of Zojila-1948”, “Pakistan's Insurgency and India's Security”, “The Dying Terrorism” and “The Men Who Served J&K”.