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Limited conflicts under the nuclear umbrella : Indian and Pakistani lessons from the Kargil crisis / Ashley J. Tellis, C. Christine Fair, Jamison Jo Medby.

Title: Limited conflicts under the nuclear umbrella : Indian and Pakistani lessons from the Kargil crisis / Ashley J. Tellis, C. Christine Fair, Jamison Jo Medby.
Author: Tellis, Ashley J.
Publication: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2001.

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xv, 91 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"This report examines the views of India and Pakistan on the significance of Pakistan's foray into the Kargil-Dras sector in a limited war that has come to be known as the "Kargil conflict." The goal of the analysis is to assess both combatants' perceptions of the crisis, with a view to evaluating the possibilities of future Kargil-like events and the implications of the lessons each country learned for stability in South Asia. The analysis is based almost exclusively on Indian and Pakistani source materials. The Kargil crisis demonstrated that even the presence of nuclear weapons might not appreciably dampen security competition between the region's largest states. However, the question remains of whether or not the Kargil war represents a foretaste of future episodes of attempted nuclear coercion if India and Pakistan believe that their nuclear capabilities provide them the immunity required to prosecute a range of military operations short of all-out war."--Rand abstracts.

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Military history

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"MR-1450."
"Prepared for the United States Communication Agency."

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Includes bibliographical references.

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committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Significance of the Kargil Crisis -- Ch. 3. Kargil: Lessons Learned on Both Sides -- Ch. 4. Options for the Future -- Ch. 5. Conclusion: Kargil and South Asian Stability.

ISBN

0833031015

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^^2001048907

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Harvard Library