Line on Fire
Ceasefire Violations and India–Pakistan Escalation Dynamics
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ISBN:
9780199489893
Publication date:
21/01/2019
Hardback
432 pages
216x140mm
Price: 995.00
ISBN:
9780199489893
Publication date:
21/01/2019
Hardback
432 pages
Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, E. Sridharan
Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations.
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Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, E. Sridharan
Description
The India–Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the past decade. As relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated, CFVs have increased exponentially. It is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of these violations owing to their potential to not only cause a crisis but also escalate an ongoing one.
Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations. Using fresh empirical data and first-hand accounts, the volume attempts to understand the reason why CFVs continue to take place between India and Pakistan despite consistent efforts to reduce the tension between the two nations. In doing so, it recontextualizes and enriches the prevailing arguments in contemporary literature on escalating dynamics and unenduring ceasefire agreements between the two South Asian nuclear rivals.
About the Author
Happymon Jacob teaches disarmament studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published several works, which include Kashmir and Indo-Pak Relations: Politics of Reconciliation (2013) and The Line of Control: Traveling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies (2018).
Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, E. Sridharan
Table of contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Cases
Foreword by Lt Gen. Harcharanjit Singh Panag
Foreword by Lt Gen. (Retd) Waheed Arshad
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Escalation Dynamics in South Asia
Chapter 3: (Mis)managing the Border: A History of Practices and Mechanisms
Chapter 4: Lull before the Storm: 2003 Ceasefire Agreement and After
Chapter 5: Military Gamesmanship and Moral Ascendency: Explaining Ceasefire Violations
Chapter 6: Ceasefire Violations and Crisis Escalation: Analysing the Data
Chapter 7: Implications for Theory and Practice
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, E. Sridharan
Review
‘A compelling read.’
—M. K Narayanan, Former National Security Advisor (2005–2010),
Government of India
‘A very useful addition to the scholarly literature on India–Pakistan relations.’
—Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Advisor (2010–2014), Government of India
‘[It brings] to light an eminently readable conversation between two
protagonists who otherwise refuse to talk to each other.’
—Lt Gen. (Retd) Tariq Waseem Ghazi, Former Defence Secretary
Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, E. Sridharan
Description
The India–Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the past decade. As relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated, CFVs have increased exponentially. It is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of these violations owing to their potential to not only cause a crisis but also escalate an ongoing one.
Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations. Using fresh empirical data and first-hand accounts, the volume attempts to understand the reason why CFVs continue to take place between India and Pakistan despite consistent efforts to reduce the tension between the two nations. In doing so, it recontextualizes and enriches the prevailing arguments in contemporary literature on escalating dynamics and unenduring ceasefire agreements between the two South Asian nuclear rivals.
About the Author
Happymon Jacob teaches disarmament studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published several works, which include Kashmir and Indo-Pak Relations: Politics of Reconciliation (2013) and The Line of Control: Traveling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies (2018).
Table of contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Cases
Foreword by Lt Gen. Harcharanjit Singh Panag
Foreword by Lt Gen. (Retd) Waheed Arshad
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Escalation Dynamics in South Asia
Chapter 3: (Mis)managing the Border: A History of Practices and Mechanisms
Chapter 4: Lull before the Storm: 2003 Ceasefire Agreement and After
Chapter 5: Military Gamesmanship and Moral Ascendency: Explaining Ceasefire Violations
Chapter 6: Ceasefire Violations and Crisis Escalation: Analysing the Data
Chapter 7: Implications for Theory and Practice
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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