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Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars
The Jammu and Kashmir government banned 25 books for promoting secessionism, glorifying terrorism, and radicalizing youth, citing national security concerns under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.
- 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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I’ve never banned books & never will: Omar blames L-G - The Tribune
The controversy over the banning of 25 books in Jammu and Kashmir, some written by prominent authors, refuses to die down with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah now saying Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, not him, had banned these books.
India bans 25 books of prominent authors in occupied Kashmir over ‘national security’
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Authorities in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have banned 25 books by acclaimed scholars, writers and historians, accusing them of promoting terrorism, secessionism and undermining the “sovereignty and integrity” of India. The titles include works by internationally renowned Islamic thinker Syed Abul A’la Maududi, constitutional expert AG Noorani, award-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy, Kashmiri […]
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government to control information in this region, which was disputed territorially with Pakistan and whose autonomy was revoked in 2019.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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