By J. N. Dixit
Because the Kashmir dispute brings India and Pakistan ominously with regards to nuclear conflict this e-book offers a compelling account of the background and politics of those nice South Asian opponents. just like the Israel-Palestine fight, the Indian-Pakistan competition is a legacy of historical past. the 2 nations went to conflict inside of months of turning into autonomous and, over the subsequent half-century, they've got fought 3 different wars and clashed on the United international locations and each different international discussion board. it's a advanced clash, over faith and territory with diametrically antagonistic perspectives of nationhood and nationwide mind's eye. J.N. Dixit, former overseas Secretary of India, and one of many world's top experts at the sector, has written a balanced and extremely readable account of the main tempestuous and very likely risky flashpoint in overseas politics.
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