SRINAGAR, India — Anuradha Bhasin, a journalist and author, was scrolling through the news when a headline caught her eye: a story about banned books in Kashmir. The report named three well-known authors — A.G. Noorani, Arundhati Roy and Sumantra Bose. She skimmed past, thinking how strange it was that works of such stature were being banned.
Authorities target 25 titles citing ‘false narrative and secessionism’ concerns
India’s Jammu and Kashmir region has banned 25 books under a sweeping criminal law, targeting works by leading authors and scholars as part of a broader clampdown on media and dissent in the disputed territory. (Nikkei montage/Source Photos by Reuters and Quratulain Rehbar)
QURATULAIN REHBAR
August 15, 2025 13:32 JST
