India–Pakistan Wars and the Kashmir Crisis

Taylor & Francis

IndiaPakistan Wars and the Kashmir CrisisAuthor(s): Rathnam Indurthy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367731700, 978-0367731700\nSynopsis\nThis 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. \n\nRathnam 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 issue.