Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia: The Compound Crisis of 1990 (Routledgecurzon Advances in South Asian Studies, 1)

This book provides a detailed examination of the compound crisis between India and Pakistan that brought the region to the brink of a nuclear war in 1990. Placing the crisis in the context of concurrent international events such as the fall of the Soviet Union, the authors draw out the lesson for present-day South Asian affairs. The book also makes a significant contribution to the debates on the role of nuclear weapons, confidence and security building strategies and the place of ethnicity in contemporary international relations. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 The strategic context......Page 20 A region in turmoil on the eve of crisis......Page 32 Kashmir: from Simla to chaos......Page 45 From domestic insurgency to international concern......Page 76 America's deepening engagement......Page 107 1990 as a nuclear crisis......Page 126 Lessons for the real world......Page 148 Notes......Page 158 Index......Page 180 1. The Strategic Context -- 2. A Region In Turmoil On The Eve Of Crisis -- 3. Kashmir: From Simla To Chaos -- 4. From Domestic Insurgency To International Concern -- 5. America's Deepening Engagement -- 6. 1990 As A Nuclear Crisis -- 7. Lessons For The Real World. P.r. Chari, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, Stephen Philip Cohen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 The strategic context 20 A region in turmoil on the eve of crisis 32 Kashmir: from Simla to chaos 45 From domestic insurgency to international concern 76 America's deepening engagement 107 1990 as a nuclear crisis 126 Lessons for the real world 148 Notes 158 Index 180 This book provides a detailed examination of the compound crisis between India and Pakistan that brought the region to the brink of a nuclear war in 1990 and places the crisis in the context of concurrent international events.