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100			_aIndurthy, Rathnam
245			_aIndia-Pakistan wars and the Kashmir Crisis
260			_bRoutledge _c2019 _aNew York
300			_ax,65p
504			_aInclude Bibliography and Index
520			_aThis 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 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 to 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
650			_aInternational Relation _vPolitics and government _vDiplomatic relations _zJammu and Kashmir _zIndia _zPakistan
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