If promises are made to be broken, then Kashmir may be summoned to prove the treacherous proposition. Broken promises haunt Kashmir's history, and explain its tragedy. I will confine myself to the last century as a concession to the shortness of life.

Under the 1846 Treaty of Amrits

If promises are made to be broken, then Kashmir may be summoned to prove the treacherous proposition. Broken promises haunt Kashmir's history, and explain its tragedy. I will confine myself to the last century as a concession to the shortness of life.

Under the 1846 Treaty of Amrits

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