| Title |
India Pakistan military standoff |
| Sub Title |
Crisis and escalation in South Asia |
| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
954.053 DAV |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
, , , |
| Publisher Name |
Palgrave |
| Publishing Year |
2011 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
240 |
| Price |
55.00 AED |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 101731, 101975, 44502, 44552 ] |
| Description |
"This book focuses on the 2001-2002 crisis that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Like the 1999 Kashmir crisis and the 2008 Mumbai crisis, the 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament set in motion events that nearly spun out of control. India's military mobilization raised the specter of full-scale war and the possibility that Pakistan, faced with the defeat of its Army, would resort to nuclear weapons. The volumes authors focus on five main areas: the political history that led to th |
| Keywords |
India-Nuclear weapons-India; Pakistan-Nuclear weapons-Pakistan; India-Foreign relations-Pakistan; Pakistan-Foreign relations-India; India-Politics and government; Pakistan-Politics and government;
Historical-Political Background of the Crisis; roots of crisis-post-Kargil conflict-Kashmir-2001-2002 near war; Understanding the political-military context-2002 military standoff-Pakistani perspective; Conventional Military Environment; Military dimension of the 2002 India-Pakistan standoff-Land operations; Managing the Nuclear Environment; strategic stability-Cold War-Lessons South Asia; Pakistan-nuclear force posture-2001-2002-military standoff; Outside Actors-Crisis Resolution-USA Role; USA-crisis management-South Asia’ss Twin Peaks Crisis; 2001-2002 crisis-real-time view from Islamabad; Avoiding Future Crises; Arms control-confidence building-nuclear risk reduction-Pakistani perspective |