2012/10/01 by Antía Mato Bouzas · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies #Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography #Kashmiri #Geopolitics #Rivalry #Nationalism #State (computer science) #Political science #The Imaginary #Territorial dispute #Identity (music) #Narrative #Sociology #Geography #Political economy #Law #China #Politics
paper · doi:10.1080/14650045.2012.660577
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The article explores the sense of belonging of people from Skardu, a border town located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, a territory administered by Pakistan but which is disputed by India for its being part of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Neither full Pakistani citizens, nor identifying themselves with Kashmiri nationalism, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan lack of a common sense of belonging. The uncertain future of the territorial entity contributes to this, despite transformations already at work there. By examining the social and material landscape of Skardu town, and therefore using a micro-level perspective, the article aims to address issues of identity and security connected with broader constructed narratives of intrastate or interstate conflict, such as the Kashmir dispute within the wider geopolitical imaginary of India–Pakistan rivalry.