Alexander Evans This is Me

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1. 1. Beliefnet.com

   icq.beliefnet.com/story/107/st - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/30/2001   Last Visited: 6/13/2002

   Alexander Evans, a Research Associate at King's College London, is a regular commentator on Kashmir for BBC World Television, Reuters, AFP, and others, and is the author of numerous articles on contemporary politics in Jammu and Kashmir.
   
   What, if anything, is belief-based about the Kashmir conflict? Many people suggest that Hindus and Muslims are exploiting religion, but that the issue is basically a political one.
   
   My own view is that most of the conflict in Kashmir is actually a conflict over real estate and over symbolism, and religion doesn't play a great part in it. But that's probably unfair for me to say in totality because the only people who have been fighting Indian rule have been Muslims. > > >

2. 2. Nuclear Neighbors Teeter on Brink of Armageddon

   www.commondreams.org/headlines - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/18/2002   Last Visited: 7/18/2002

   'Concessions on the ground by Pakistan tend to be matched by strong rhetoric on the Kashmir issue,' said Alexander Evans, a Kashmir analyst at Center for Defensive Studies, London.
   
   'There is a nationalist cage in both countries within which Kashmir policy can rattle around but no political leader on either side would risk the wrath of public opinion by unlocking the door.'
   
   There are other pressures on Musharraf. He needs support within the army, and many senior generals are hawkish. Some see helping the Muslim Kashmiris as a religious duty. Musharraf even faces assassination.