The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia Clary Christopher
The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia Clary Christopher A sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present.Since their…
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The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia Clary Christopher
A sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present.Since their mutual independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have been engaged in a fierce rivalry. Why and when do rival states pursue conflict or cooperation? Even today, both rivals continue to devote enormous resources to their military competition even as they face other pressing challenges at home and abroad.
Drawing upon new evidence from recently declassified documents and policymaker interviews, the book traces India and Pakistan's complex history to explain patterns in their enduring rivalry and argues that domestic politics have often overshadowed strategic interests. It In The Difficult Politics of Peace, Christopher Clary provides a systematic examination of war-making and peace-building in the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present.