382 Pages
by
Routledge India
382 Pages
by
Routledge India
382 Pages
by
Routledge India
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This book studies the wars Pakistan has fought over the years with India as well as other non-state actors. Focusing on the first Kashmir war (1947–48), the wars of 1965 and 1971, and the 1999 Kargil war, it analyses the elite decision-making, which leads to these conflicts and tries to understand how Pakistan got involved in the first place. The author applies the ‘gambling model’ to provide... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgements
Notes on Naming
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
1 Introduction
2 The Military in Decision-Making
3 The Kashmir War 1947–48
4 The 1965 War: Decision-Making and Consequences
5 The 1971 War: The Pakistani Experience
6 The 1971 War: The Bangladeshi Experience
7 Siachen and Kargil
8 Low-Intensity Operations
9 War and Gender: Female
10 War and Gender: Male
11 Transcending Hatred and Vengeance
12 Conclusion
Annexures
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Tariq Rahman, Distinguished National Professor and Professor Emeritus, Quaid-i-Azam Univeristy, and Dean of the School of Education, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.
