Asymmetric warfare in South Asia : the causes and consequences of the Kargil Conflict / edited by Peter R. Lavoy. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xvii, 407 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Part 1, Causes and conduct of the conflict. The strategic context of the Kargil conflict : a Pakistani perspective / Zafar Iqbal Cheema ; Pakistan's motivations and calculations for the Kargil conflict / Feroz Hassan Khan, Peter R. Lavoy, and Christopher Clary ; Military operations in the Kargil conflict / John H. Gill ; American diplomacy and the 1999 Kargil Summit at Blair House / Bruce Riedel ; Kargil : the nuclear dimension / Timothy D. Hoyt ; Why Kargil did not produce general war : the crisis-management strategies of Pakistan, India, and the United States / Peter R. Lavoy -- Part 2, Consequences and impact of the conflict. Surprise at the top of the world : India's systemic and intelligence failure / James J. Wirtz and Surinder Rana ; Militants in the Kargil conflict : myths, realities, and impacts / C. Christine Fair ; The impact of the Kargil conflict and Kashmir on Indian politics and society / Praveen Swami ; The Kargil conflict's impact on Pakistani politics and society / Saeed Shafqat -- Part 3, Lessons learned. The lessons of Kargil as learned by India / Rajesh M. Basrur ; The lessons of Kargil as learned by Pakistan / Hasan-Askari Rizvi ; The Kargil crisis : lessons learned by the United States / Rodney W. Jones and Joseph McMillan ; Kargil, deterrence, and international relations theory / Robert Jervis.

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Kargil War, 1999.


Kargil (India)--History, Military.
India--Foreign relations--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Foreign relations--India.

DS485.K1943 / A89 2009

959 / ASY 2009