Crafting Peace in Kashmir: Through a Realist Lens

by Verghese Koithara

Overview

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement concerning Northern Ireland holds valuable lessons for the resolution of the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, believes author Koithara (a former vice admiral with the Indian military and now an independent security analyst). After describing the roots and drivers of the Kashmir situation, he analyzes Northern Ireland, as well as the conflicts in Sri Lanka and Israel-Palestine, in terms of the structural, attitudinal, and behavioral dimensions of the conflict in order to find a path to the resolution over Kashmir. He concludes with a discussion of how that resolution lies in moving towards turning the current Line of Control into a recognized international boundary. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761932949
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/30/2004
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	List of Abbreviations	11
	Preface	15
	Introduction	17
1	The India-Pakistan Conflict	27
	Seeds of Conflict	28
	Jammu and Kashmir	29
	The 1947-65 Period	33
	The 1966-88 Period	39
	The Post-1988 Period	43
	Peace Efforts	47
2	The Problem of Kashmir's Discontented	53
	The Pre-1953 Period	54
	The 1953-87 Period	58
	The Post-1987 Period	62
	The Area with Pakistan	66
	From Discontent to Militancy	68
	Resolution Efforts	72
3	Conflict Drivers	76
	Slanted Comprehension	77
	Feelings of Insecurity	84
	Exploitation of Religion	88
	Pakistan's Political System	90
	The Pakistan Army	92
	Indifference to Costs	95
	Hardened Perspectives	100
4	Nuclear Danger	103
	Nuclear Arsenals	104
	Arsenal Management	107
	Nuclear Opacity	110
	Nuclear Strategies	113
	Nuclear Risks	115
	Coercive Risk-taking	118
5	Kashmir and the Outside World	123
	The Unipolar Context	124
	South Asia and the West	126
	South Asia and Others	131
	Global Concerns	135
	Thinking of Parties	139
	Outsiders and the Future	141
6	Insights from Northern Ireland	144
	Evolution of the Conflict	145
	The Conflict in Perspective	157
	The Peace Process	163
	Insights for Kashmir	170
7	Pointers from Sri Lanka	177
	Evolution of the Conflict	178
	The Conflict in Perspective	189
	Peace Efforts	197
	Pointers for Kashmir	205
8	Reflections on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	209
	Evolution of the Conflict	210
	The Conflict in Perspective	221
	Israel-Egypt Peace	230
	The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Effort	232
	Thoughts for Kashmir	241
9	Moving from Conflict to Peace	244
	Concepts of Peace	245
	Strategic Re-thinking	248
	Influential Public Opinion	251
	Peace Strategy	253
	Negotiations	257
	External Role	261
	The India-Pakistan Context	262
10	Creating a Peace Path in Kashmir	265
	Through a Realist Lens	267
	The Key Players	273
	A Peace Strategy	277
	The Autonomy Issue	286
	Negotiations	290
	The Outsider's Role	293
	The Central Realities	295
	Select Bibliography	298
	Index	309
	About the Author	315