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Books Under Siege in Kashmir

Government orders ban on 25 books on Kashmir dispute, history, and politics

Aug 12, 2025
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By: Majid Maqbool
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The Jammu and Kashmir governor administration’s latest move to ban 25 books in Kashmir, which was immediately followed by police raids on bookstores to confiscate copies, has sparked widespread condemnation. Critics see it as yet another attempt to curb freedom of expression and independent scholarship concerning th…

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