The India-Pakistan military standoff: crisis and escalation in South Asia/ edited by Zachary S. Davis
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: xvi, 240 p.: ill. 22 cmISBN: 9780230109384 (hardback); 0230109381 (hardback)Subject(s): Nuclear Weapons -- India | Nuclear Weapons -- Pakistan | India -- Foreign Relations -- Pakistan | Pakistan -- Foreign Relations -- India | India -- Politics and Government | Pakistan -- Politics and GovernmentDDC classification: 954.053Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 954.053 DAV/I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P18525 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The Historical and Political Background of the Crisis: 1. The roots of crisis: post-Kargil conflict in Kashmir and the 2001-2002 near-war / Praveen Swami; 2. Understanding the political-military context of the 2002 military standoff: a Pakistani perspective / Zafar Jaspal -- Part II. The Conventional Military Environment: 3. Military dimension of the 2002 India-Pakistan standoff: planning and preparation for land operations / Gurmeet Kanwal -- Part III. Managing the Nuclear Environment: 4. What was done to achieve strategic stability during the Cold War? Lessons South Asia? / Michael O. Wheeler; 5. Pakistan's nuclear force posture and the 2001-2002 military standoff / Feroz Hassan Khan -- Part IV. Outside Actors and Crisis Resolution: The United States' Role: 6. U.S. crisis management in South Asia'ss Twin Peaks Crisis / Polly Nayak and Michael Krepon; 7. The 2001-2002 crisis: a real-time view from Islamabad / David Smith -- Part V. Avoiding Future Crises: 8. Arms control, confidence building and nuclear risk reduction: a Pakistani perspective / Naeem Ahmad Salik -- Conclusion: lessons learned and unlearned / Zachary S. Davis.
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