Abstract
The writings on Jammu and Kashmir politics are generally on issues of accession and integration, governance, regionalism, disaffection, political violence, Pakistan’s irredentist adventures in the polity and their responses in Indian foreign and security policies. As a result, the issues of marginal communities including Scheduled Tribes (STs) have not received appropriate attention. The meagre available works on STs are mainly of anthropological and sociological nature. This paper attempts to explore the political process which changed the official position of denial of the existence of tribes in the polity to their recognition as STs. It also presents a comparative analysis of the STs rights regime in the state with the national STs rights regime and examines the rationale of the differences. The impact of reorganisation of the state on STs rights in the successor union territories has not been covered in the study.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
