Since the partition of India in 1947, Jammu & Kashmir has been a site of frequent unrest and violence. In Unravelling the Kashmir Knot, author and senior advocate Aman Hingorani applies a legal lens to ongoing debates surrounding the national identity of the region and its people, recounting how decades of misconceived policies have culminated in its current state of affairs.
The book decrypts major milestones in the history of J&K, from the signing of the Instrument of Accession in 1947 and the Reference to the United Nations in 1948 to the Abrogation of Article 370 in 2023, critically examining their stipulations and impact on global opinion on the Kashmir issue. Drawing from personal correspondences and official documentation, Hingorani explores the role that larger-than-life figures like Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Louis Mountbatten played in shaping the Kashmir policies of their nations. He discusses the influence of Pakistan and China in J&K in the context of geo-political and strategic realities, and the possible depoliticization of the Kashmir issue through the International Court of Justice.
Comprehensive yet accessible, Unravelling the Kashmir Knot plucks lesser-known details about J&K's history from obscurity and emphasizes the importance of charting a realistic path forward to resolve the Kashmir issue.
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Dr. Aman Hingorani, Senior Advocate and Mediator, Supreme Court of India, also acts as an Arbitrator at the Delhi International Arbitration Centre, Delhi High Court, amongst other institutions in India and abroad. He has taught courses for law students, law teachers and lawyers for decades, and has been a resource person in programmes at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal and at several State Judicial Academies. Dr. Hingorani serves on the Executive Council, NUSRL, Ranchi, and the Board of Mentors, Masters (Executive) in Mediation & Conflict Resolution, MNLU, Mumbai.
Dr. Hingorani is an international trainer for advocacy and mediation skills, and has prepared curriculum such as the modules for the Indo-British Project on Advocacy Skills Training, British Council, New Delhi; the ADR preparatory material for the All-India Bar Examination conducted annually by the Bar Council of India; the ADR Manual for the FICCI, New Delhi as its National Consultant; and the Mediation Rules for the PHDCCI, New Delhi. Dr. Hingorani was requested to give expert evidence on the Mediation Bill, 2021 by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India, and many of his recommendations have been reflected in the Mediation Act, 2023.
Dr. Hingorani has received national and international recognition for his work on the Kashmir issue, and has given expert evidence on the subject before the Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament at its invitation.
