'A comprehensive and thoughtful examination of post-1947 governance in Kashmir, in the valuable voice of a young Kashmiri scholar.'
- Niraja Gopal Jayal, Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
Aijaz Ashraf Wani is senior assistant professor, at Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, where he has been teaching for last more than 10 years. His research interest includes governance, Jammu and Kashmir politics, Indian politics, peace and conflict Studies. He has published number of research papers and book chapters with reputed international publishes. He has participated and presented papers in number of conferences both
within and outside India (Sri Lanka, USA, Pakistan). He has received funding for research projects from ICSSR and CSDS, New Delhi.