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The article examines how the Bakarwal, a Scheduled Tribe in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), has survived the double paradox of being both a marginalised community and the inhabitants of a sensitive border region. Traditionally, the Bakarwals are transhumance pastoralists and have had limited access to education, healthcare and other basic amenities. While government interventions represent a pivotal transition in their day-to-day lives, they are vulnerable to exploitation by influential proprietors and vested interests, perpetuating a complex web of social dynamics. The article argues that a stark disconnect exists between the policies projected by the government and the ground-level realities faced by the Bakarwals. Adopting the theoretical framework on everyday resistance, the article explicates the Bakarwals' ambivalence about state-led development initiatives intended to facilitate their transition from transhumance nomadism to sedentism.

Cover -- Sage History -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Marketing -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 From Local Feudalism to Responsible Self-governance -- CHAPTER 2 Flying Kashmiri Azadi Kites -- CHAPTER 3 Keeping It in the Family -- CHAPTER 4 Feudal Kashmir, the Princely State and Beginnings of Reform Efforts -- CHAPTER 5 Breaking the Myth of the Accession of Jammu and Kashmir -- CHAPTER 6 Legal Status of Jammu and Kashmir within the Indian Union -- CHAPTER 7 Continuing Problems in Kashmir during the 21st Century -- CHAPTER 8 Pakistan's Kashmir Policy -- CHAPTER 9 India-Bangladesh Border Issues -- Concluding Analysis -- About the Editors -- Index.