US EditionIndian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA, AUG 6 – The government cited credible intelligence that the banned books misguide youth and incite violence, threatening national sovereignty under new 2023 criminal laws.
- Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate false narratives and secessionism in the disputed region.
- The ban threatens people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors such as Arundhati Roy, A.G. Noorani, and historians like Sumantra Bose.
- India is cracking down on dissent in Kashmir as nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each claim the territory.
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In India, Kashmir, twenty-five books of experts analysing the history of authoritarian policies and prospects in this region were banished on Tuesday, August 5, and raids took place in bookstores two days later. This illustrates the desire of the Indian government to control information in this region, which was disputed territorially with Pakistan and whose autonomy was revoked in 2019.
Police confiscate books in IIOJK raids
Police in Indian Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir raided bookshops on Thursday after authorities banned 25 books, including one by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, saying the titles "excite secessionism" in the disputed region. The raids came after the government accused the writers of propagating "false narratives" about IIOJK, "while playing a critical role in misguiding the youth" against the Indian state. "The operation targeted materi…
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AlKhaleej TodayIndia bans 25 books in Kashmir for ‘secessionist’ content, including work by Arundhati Roy
SRINAGAR, Aug 7 — Indian authorities in Kashmir have banned 25 books, including a work by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, saying the titles “excite secessionism” in the contested Muslim-majority region.The government order accuses the writers of propagating “false narratives” about Kashmir, “while playing a critical role in misguiding the youth, glorifying terrorism and inciting violence” against the Indian state.It follows orders in February…
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