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The India-Pakistan sub-conventional war : democracy and peace in South Asia / Sanjeev Kumar H.M.

Van Pelt Library DS388 .H57 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
H. M., Sanjeev Kumar, author.
Contributor:
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pakistan--Foreign relations--India.
Pakistan.
India--Foreign relations--Pakistan.
India.
Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.
Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Politics and government--21st century.
Jammu and Kashmir (India).
National security--South Asia.
National security.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government.
India--Jammu and Kashmir.
South Asia.
Physical Description:
xi, 208 pages ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Democracy and peace in South Asia
Place of Publication:
New Dehli, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2022.
Summary:
"The India-Pakistan Sub-conventional War: Democracy and Peace in South Asia argues that it is possible to map the functioning of democracy in South Asia by studying the role of the army in the political processes of Pakistan. In December 1988, Pakistan experienced a transition to democracy. Simultaneously, the military-intelligence complex was also able to take advantage of insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and intensify the proxy war against India. Considering such a contradictory political situation, this book studies the deepening conflictual trajectory of the India-Pakistan relations since 1989. By analyzing this period of history, it argues that, in South Asia, the process of democratic transition and intensification of the sub-conventional war have happened concurrently. The book further argues that overt nuclear weaponization and the failure of nuclear deterrence allowed the sustenance of the India-Pakistan sub-conventional war. By examining the subcontinental security predicament involving the two nuclear-powered adversaries, the book interrogates the democratic peace thesis. It deconstructs the thesis' arguments in the geo-strategic context of the South Asian regional security architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Modernity and the Crisis of Democratization in South Asia
Political Decay and the Legitimation Crisis in South Asia
Nuclear Nationalisms and Quest for Ontological Security
Sub-conventional War and the Problematique of Liberal Peace.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
Online version: H. M., Sanjeev Kumar. India-Pakistan sub-conventional war.
ISBN:
9789354794209
9354794203
9789354794247
9354794246
OCLC:
1304833707

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