Line on fire : ceasefire violations and India-Pakistan escalation dynamics /

The India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations over the past decade. Indeed, with the new low in the relations between India and Pakistan, ceasefire violations have gone up exponentially. These have the potential to not only begin a crisis but also escalat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacob, Happymon (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford international relations in South Asia series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables, figures, and cases
  • List of abbreviations
  • Foreword / Lt. gen. (Retd) Harcharanjit Singh Panag
  • Foreword / Lt. Gen. (Retd) Waheed Arshad
  • Acknowledgements. Introduction
  • Conceptualizing escalation dynamics in South Asia
  • (Mis)managing the border: a history of practices and mechanisms
  • Lull before the storm: the 2003 Ceasefire Agreement and after
  • Military gamesmanship and moral ascendency: explaining ceasefire violations
  • Ceasefire violations and crisis escalation: analysing the data
  • Implications for theory and practice. Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.