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What is the price of paradise? KASHMIR, 1947. Partition is imminent. Maharaja Hari Singh signs the Instrument of Accession. Little does he know this innocuous piece of paper will keep two countries in perpetual conflict. KASHMIR, NOW. India and Pakistan are to sign a historic peace accord. But plans to thwart the process are already in motion. NSG Squad Commander Vikram Rathore is sent on a perilous undercover mission to Pakistan. What he doesn't know is that he is a pawn in a game whose deeper workings are beyond his comprehension and it's not long before matters begin to spiral out of his control. Star journalist Aditi Shenoy stumbles upon the story of her life. But her ambition leads to a discovery that threatens to eliminate all that come upon it. Kashmiri goatherd Javid Razaq is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice for his son's future. Each on a mission of their own, they are bound together by an explosive secret that has the power to destroy the foundations on which the two countries have been built and irrevocably impact a billion lives. "...keeps you riveted till the final page." FARHAN AKHTAR Karan Anshuman is a screenwriter and filmmaker based in Mumbai, India. He is the director of the 2015 film Bangistan and the creator and director of Inside Edge, India's first Amazon Original. An ex-film critic for Mumbai Mirror, he spends his time nerding out on film, trivia, science, and design. Kashmirn?m? is his debut novel.