1st Edition

Mapping India–Pakistan Relations 1947–2022 Conflict, Cooperation or Status Quo

By Sujit Lahiry Copyright 2026
154 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is a comprehensive study of the history and contemporary nature of the politics and relations between the two main subcontinental rivals of South Asia: India and Pakistan. It analyses the class structure and discourses of democracy and development in both India and Pakistan, apart from all the major issues that dominate the history and contemporary politics of India–Pakistan relations.... Read more

1 Introduction: Class Structure, Discourses of Democracy and Development in India and Pakistan

2 Kashmir Imbroglio, Cross-Border Terrorism and Indo–Pak Relations Since 1947

3 The Nuclear Discord Between India and Pakistan

4 United States as a Factor in Indo–Pak Relations: A Critique

5 Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) and Regional Cooperation Between India and Pakistan 

6 Conclusion: Towards a Futurist Perspective for India–Pakistan Relationship

Biography

Sujit Lahiry is a professor of political science at Panjab University Regional Centre, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, India. He has one book titled World Order Discourses: Search for Alternatives (Rawat Publications, 2011) and 35 research articles in edited books and various national and international journals. His research interests are in international relations (IR), world order studies, South Asian studies, human security, globalization and inequality and social movements in India.