Event and Discourse: A Review of the Transnational Struggle for Peace and Justice in Kashmir and Afghanistan

Dr. Inshah Malik

Event and Discourse: A Review of the Transnational Struggle for Peace and Justice in Kashmir and Afghanistan

Dr. Inshah Malik

Volume 2 Issue 1 | Jun 2019

DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2021.22

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Abstract

This paper, in the background of the historical conflicts in Kashmir and Afghanistan, attempts to understand how events and discourses inform the trans-national potential of local politics in these regions. Through empirical data on two recent major events, the paper offers an overview of the political conflict, memory, history and struggle in both places. The paper further attempts to understand the meaning of ‘identitarian’ politics beyond its political and/or religious bearing and reflects on the socio-economic cartography as memory.