Venue: Room no 105, IDSA

Brief bio of Dr Christopher Snedden

Dr Christopher Snedden is an Australian politico-strategic analyst, author and academic specialising in South Asia. He has worked in intelligence, foreign affairs and in the Australian tertiary sector. His consultancy, ASIA CALLING, consults to government, business and universities. Dr Snedden has visited J&K frequently to undertake research and has interviewed many elder statesmen involved in the Kashmir dispute. His Ph.D was on the topic Paramountcy, Patrimonialism and the Peoples of Jammu and Kashmir, 1947-1991. His latest publication is Kashmir: The Unwritten History, published by Harper Collins India in February 2013. He lives near Kyneton, in Central Victoria, Australia.