title: My Kashmir: Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace
author:  Wajahat Habibullah 
description: In addition to his work in Kashmir, <b>Wajahat Habibullah</b> served as Indias minister of education, secretary of consumer affairs, and secretary of the ministry of Panchayati Raj. He was also director, Shastri National Academy, and secretary, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. He is currently chief information commissioner of India. A senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 200304, Habibullah received the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Secularism and the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
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  THE SHADOW OF THE HEGEMON
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  To: Chamrajnagar%sacredriver@ifcom.gov
  
  
    
  
  
  From: Locke%espinoza@polnet.gov
  
  
    
  
  
  Re: What are you doing to protect the children?
  
  
    
  
  
  Dear Admiral Chamrajnagar,
  
  
    
  
  
  I was given your idname by a mutual friend who once worked for you but now is
  a glorified dispatcher -- I'm sure you know whom I mean. I realize that your
  primary responsibility now is not so much military as logistical, and your
  thoughts are turned to space rather than the political situation on Earth.
  After all, you decisively defeated the nationalist forces led by your
  predecessor in the League War, and that issue seems settled. The IF remains
  independent and for that we are all grateful.
  
  
    
  
  
  What no one seems to understand is that peace on Earth is merely a temporary
  illusion. Not only is Russia's long-pent expansionism still a driving force,
  but also many other nations have aggressive designs on their neighbors. The
  forces of the Strategos are bei