1. Introduction 2. The India-Pakistan conflict: Social constructivism versus neo-realism neo-liberalism 3. The social constructivist security dilemma and the security community: the popular and elites’ social practices 4. The identities of India and Pakistan in the formative phase of state building: ideology as a key identity signifier 5. The Kashmir dispute: the quest of India and Pakistan identities and Kashmiriyat, the estranged Kashmir identity 6. India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry: the influence of ideology upon elites' social practices 7. Exploration of norms for a hypothetical security community between India and Pakistan 8. Conclusion
Biography
Muhammad Shoaib Pervez is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Lahore School of Economics and post-doctoral Fulbright Fellow at SIPA, Columbia University, New York, USA.
‘Outstanding Research Award’ for the best book in the Social Sciences by the Higher Education Commission Government of Pakistan
"The book presents a very balanced approach while constructing the narratives of identity of both India and Pakistan despite the fact that the author is a native of Pakistan. This volume greatly advances our understanding of South Asian politics and it will serve as an important reference text for students of International Relations."
Bal Gopal Shrestha, University of Oxford
"This study is recommended for an expert-level analytical circle which wants to evolve and formulate a constructive peace proposal between India and Pakistan"
Malik Qasim Mustafa, Research Fellow, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad
