Indiapakistan Wars and the Kashmir Crisis

This book examines the origins of the conflict between two nuclear powers - India and Pakistan - and the instability and violence in the disputed territory of Kashmir. It presents to its readers a chronology of events and political decisions that have led to an intractable situation of the present, many decades since the stand-off between India and Pakistan started.

Rathnam Indurthy traces the origins of the constant war-like situation between the two most powerful nuclear powers in South Asia through war and peace, agreements and talks, and political leaders and generals. From Indira Gandhi to Vajpayee, and from Zia-ul-Haq, Parvez Musharraf and Nawaz Sharif, the volume lays bare the various machinations on the political chessboard. It also looks at the internal issues and politics of Kashmir and offers explanations as well as solutions for the resolution of the festering impasse the two nations have reached.

This volume will be of great interest to scholars and readers of foreign policy, international relations, South Asian politics, and defence and strategic studies.

List of contents

Preface

India-Pakistan wars and the Kashmir crisis

About the author

Rathnam Indurthy is Professor of Political Science at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.

Summary

This book examines of the origins of the conflict between the two nuclear powers—India and Pakistan—and the instability and violence in the disputed territory of Kashmir. It presents to its readers a chronology of events and political decisions that has led to an intractable situation of the present, many decades since the stand-off between India a

Product details

• Authors: Rathnam Indurthy, Indurthy Rathnam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367731700
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73170-0
• No. of pages: 66
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Pakistan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, India, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, Jammu and Kashmir, HISTORY / Asia / South / General