Ethnicity, Security, and Separatism in India
Ethnicity, Security, and Separatism in India

Author: Maya Chadda

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780231107372

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A hallmark of Indian politics, ethnic tension have escalated dramatically since the 1980s, endangering India's unity as a sovereign democracy. Although a succession of governments has attempted to resolve them, these conflicts have weakened India's role as the dominant power in the region. This work examines the connections between internal and external policy and explores the ways in which domestic tensions, particularly arising from ethnic and sectarian heterogenity, shape India's role in the region. The book studies movements in Punjab, Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, which escalated throughout the 1980s and influenced India's relations with Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It argues that India does not seek hegemony in South Asia; instead it acts to protect its nation-building efforts from similar problems faced by neighbouring countries. Paradoxically, this goal requires India to intervene in neighbouring countries ethnic conflicts.

Age of Secession
Age of Secession

Author: Ryan D. Griffiths

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-10-27

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1107161622

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A novel analysis of secessionist movements, explaining state response, the likelihood of conflict, and the proliferation of states since 1945.

Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan
Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan

Author: K. Adeney

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-12

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0230601944

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Katharine Adeney demonstrates that institutional design is the most important explanatory variable in understanding the different intensity and types of conflict in the two countries rather than the role of religion. Adeney examines the extent to which previous constitutional choices explain current day conflicts.

Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics
Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics

Author: Paul R. Brass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-04-30

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 1134078579

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The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics examines key issues in politics of the five independent states of the South Asian region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Written by experts in their respective areas, this Handbook introduces the reader to the politics of South Asia by presenting the prevailing agreements and disagreements in the literature. In the first two sections, the Handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern political history of the states of the region and an overview of the independence movements in the former colonial states. The other sections focus on the political changes that have occurred in the postcolonial states since independence, as well as the successive political changes in Nepal during the same period, and the structure and functioning of the main governmental and non-governmental institutions, including the structure of the state itself (unitary or federal), political parties, the judiciary, and the military. Further, the contributors explore several aspects of the political process and political and economic change, especially issues of pluralism and national integration, political economy, corruption and criminalization of politics, radical and violent political movements, and the international politics of the region as a whole. This unique reference work provides a comprehensive survey of the state of the field and is an invaluable resource for students and academics interested in South Asian Studies, South Asian Politics, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

South Asia's Cold War
South Asia's Cold War

Author: Rajesh M. Basrur

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-04-28

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1134165315

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This book is a groundbreaking analysis of the India-Pakistan nuclear confrontation as a form of ‘cold war’ – that is, a hostile relationship between nuclear rivals. Drawing on nuclear rivalries between similar pairs, the work examines the rise, process and potential end of the Cold War between India and Pakistan.

Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts [2 volumes]
Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts [2 volumes]

Author: Joseph R. Rudolph Jr.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-12-07

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13:

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An indispensable reference that will help students understand the major ethnic conflicts that dominate the headlines and shape the modern world. Since World War II, significant conflicts have most often taken the form of acts of violence between ethnic or national communities inside individual states. This two-volume work uses case studies to explore some four dozen of those conflicts, making it an ideal first-stop reference for students and others who wish to quickly gain an understanding of ethnic struggles. Content from the first edition is updated and new entries on recent conflicts have been added. The set's geographical range, which encompasses nearly every continent, is matched by the diversity of the conflicts explored. These include internal conflicts such as those experienced by African Americans in the United States and Muslims in France, as well as separatist movements of groups like the Chechens in Russia and Bosnians in Yugoslavia. Headline-making conflicts—for example, those in Mali and Syria—are covered as well. The book is organized alphabetically by country and region. Each essay begins with a timeline and then explores the historical background, evolution, efforts to manage, and significance of the conflict. Suggestions for follow-up research and appendices of relevant, primary source materials are also included.

Conflict Management in Kashmir
Conflict Management in Kashmir

Author: Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1108423892

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This work studies the world's most multifaceted and complex political turmoils - Kashmir, using the protracted social conflict theory.

Kashmir in the Shadow of War
Kashmir in the Shadow of War

Author: Robert G. Wirsing

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-09-16

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1315290359

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This timely study examines the Indian-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir as this long-standing confrontation between regional rivals became inflamed. It focuses on the period from the effective nuclearization of the dispute in 1998 to the introduction of U.S. troops into the region in connection with the war in Afghanistan. Four chapters take on key problems illustrated by this case: Regional rivalry, Intervention, Religious conflicts, Conflict resolution. The author is an advocate of international intervention in regional conflicts and does not think that leaving the contesting parties to settle their dispute (a sort of benign neglect) is a responsible U.S. policy.

The Politics of Dialogue
The Politics of Dialogue

Author: Ranabir Samaddar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1351883844

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Offering a detailed analysis of post-colonial South Asia, The Politics of Dialogue discusses the creation and impact of borders and the pervasive tension between the new nations. Neither all-out war nor complete peace, this fragile condition makes political leaders and strategists feel claustrophobic - a war produces an end result but peace allows the rulers to carry out their policies for governing along their preferred path of development. The book shows how cartographic, communal and political lines are not only dividing countries, but that they are being replicated within countries, creating new visible and invisible internal frontiers. It argues that, in a situation where geopolitics constrains democracy, the political class becomes incapable of coping with the tension between the inside/outside, eg democracy appears as an internal problem and geopolitics appears as a problem related to the 'outside'.