PM Narendra Modi said that impetus must be given to an effort to take people of Jammu and Kashmir into confidence over the revocation of Article 370. At the foreword for the book 370: Undoing the Unjust, A New Future for J&K, he wrote, "I want the decision on Article 370 to be not by way of imposition but with the people's accord.".
This book, researched and authored by the BlueKraft Digital Foundation and published by Penguin Enterprise, goes on to detail how PM Modi realized his objective. The book, to be released later this month, is termed by publishers as a documenting of what they term one of the most seminal constitutional achievements in India's history. It is an incisive account of how Prime Minister Modi deftly handled the cumbersome process of abrogating Article 370.
Penguin Publishers noted that the book looks at the historical blunders leading to the imposition of Article 370 and its social, political, and economic consequences since formation. It traces the history of the region from ancient to modern times.
Publishers claim it to be an insider's account of the decision-making process in the Modi government, with insights from all major players, including PM Modi himself. Terms of Use Slideshow External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar termed the book as riveting and an inside account of a seminal decision which has glued the national sentiment together and changed the development-security narrative in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the book demolishes the archaic political theories of yesteryears with the primacy of national sentiment.
The book, when published, will catch the attention of very many people, and its usefulness to researchers, historians, politicians, strategists, among others, can hardly be overemphasized.
