Wednesday 3 December 2008

India, Pakistan, Kashmir - Salman Rushdie is the best analyst

Don't bother with bad journalists and pseudo-experts. Read some of the best modern litterature AND get some of the best insights into some of the most crucial political problems of our time.
"The Moor's Last Sigh" will explain Bombay/Mumbai to you. "Shalimar the Clown" gives a deep, painful and very balanced account of Kashmir's strategy - and of how it infects India's attempt at being a democracy. "Shame" is the history of Pakistan's gradual political disintegration due to its inner contradictions. No better and more suitable reading these days.
Just read them - you'll be glad you did!

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