Palestine and Kashmir are two of the most longstanding unresolved geopolitical puzzles resulting from the end of the British Empire. They share an unenviable list of commonalities in their historical conditions: From the legacies and vestiges of British colonial partition, to the large refugee populations and extensive diasporas they produced. Their struggles for national self-determination also are repeatedly shaped by the prominent influence of regional actors. More recent history has witnessed even more linkages emerging as a product of the post-Cold war detente between India and Israel, their military, political and economic cooperation, ideological affinities between Hindutva and Zionism, aspirations to act as regional hegemons, and influence from global institutions.

Despite these commonalities and the prolonged durations of their conditions, opportunities for dialogue, networking and knowledge exchange are extremely limited. This project seeks to fill this gap by exploring possibilities for links, alliances and cross-fertilisation between scholars working on Palestine and Kashmir respectively.

Coordinators:

Emma Brännlund, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Mid Sweden University

Toufic Haddad, Director, Kenyon Institute, Council for British Research in the Levant

Funder:

This project was supported by the British Academy and Council for British Research in the Levant through Knowledge Frontiers Symposium Follow-on Funding (2020-2022).