1st Edition
Limited War in South Asia From Decolonization to Recent Times
228 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the origins, courses and consequences of conventional wars in post-colonial South Asia.
Although South Asia has experienced large-scale conventional warfare on several occasions since the end of World War II, there is an almost total neglect of analysis of conventional warfare in the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on China, India and Pakistan, this volume, therefore, takes a... Read more
Introduction
1. Origins of the Indian and Pakistan Armed Forces
2. The First India-Pakistan War
3. The China-India War
4. The Second India-Pakistan War
5. The Bangladesh War
6. The Kargil War
7. Planning for Future War
Conclusion
Biography
Scott Gates is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo, Norway and Director Centre for the Study of Civil War, Peace Research Institute Olso (PRIO), Norway.
Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Chair Professor at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and Global Fellow at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway.
