Kashmir in the Shadow of War: Regional

Dr. Robert Wirsing is a South Asia regional specialist at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii. He has held academic posts at a number of universities and research institutions in the United States, India, and Pakistan. Since 1965, he has made thirty research trips to the countries of South Asia

Preface

ix

Introduction

3

(10)

The Problem of Regional Rivalry: The ``Nuclearization'' of the Kashmir Dispute

13

(66)

Regional Diplomacy---The Revival of India-Pakistan Talks

17

(1)

Composite Dialogue: The ``Two Plus Six'' Formula

18

(1)

``Bus Diplomacy'' and the Lahore Declaration

19

(6)

Back-Channel Diplomacy and the ``Chenab Plan''

25

(11)

Nuclear Brinkmanship on the Line of Control

36

(1)

Roots of Kargil

37

(12)

Kargil and Nuclear Deterrence

49

(9)

Toward Dialogue---Cease-Fire Diplomacy and the Agra Summit

58

(5)

War on Terrorism---Common Cause Against Osama and the Taliban?

63

(4)

Nuclear Stalemate Over Kashmir

67

(12)

The Problem of Global Intervention: The ``Internationalization'' of the Kashmir Dispute

79

(58)

Global Diplomacy---The ``Virtual'' Mediation of Kargil

81

(1)

The Washington Joint Statement

82

(4)

Kashmir on the International Agenda---Reticence to the Rescue

86

(3)

Great Power Disarray

89

(2)

Indian Regional Dominance

91

(1)

Kashmir in American Foreign Policy---Taking Sides?

92

(16)

India vs. Pakistan: From Clinton to Bush

108

(9)

In Afghanistan's Shadow---The Deepening Contradictions of Kashmir

117

(5)

Pakistan: Frontline Ally or Axis of the Islamic Jehad?

122

(15)

The Problem of Religious Identity: Faultline Politics in a Disputed Territory

137

(56)

Faultline Politics I---Religion in Kashmiri Identity

141

(1)

Kashmir's Ethno-Religious Diversity

142

(4)

The Culture of Kashmiriyat

146

(5)

Faultline Politics II---Religion in Kashmiri Separatism

151

(1)

Debating Separatism's Roots: Secular Forces

152

(5)

Debating Separatism's Roots: Religious Forces

157

(11)

Faultline Politics III---Religion in State Strategies Toward Kashmir

168

(1)

Religion in Pakistan's State Strategy

168

(13)

Religion in India's State Strategy

181

(1)

India: Nationalizing or Supranational State?

181

(12)

The Problem of Conflict Resolution: The Autonomy Puzzle

193

(38)

Autonomy's Global Appeal

196

(6)

Autonomy for Kashmir?

202

(2)

The Autonomy Committees' Reports

204

(6)

Autonomy---The Way Forward?

210

(7)

Beyond Autonomy

217

(2)

Bilateralism's Infirmities

219

(5)

Outlines of a Multilateral Strategy

224

(7)

Conclusion

231

(14)

Notes

245

(31)

Index

276

(10)

About the Author

286

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