01548 a2200157 4500 25896 25896 9780199489893 327.5405491 JAC-L Jacob,Happymon Line on fire: ceasefire violations and India-Pakistan escalation dynamics Oxford University Press 2019 New Delhi xxv,401p Include Bibliography and Index The India–Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the past decade. As relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated, CFVs have increased exponentially. It is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of these violations owing to their potential to not only cause a crisis but also escalate an ongoing one. Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations. Using fresh empirical data and first-hand accounts, the volume attempts to understand the reason why CFVs continue to take place between India and Pakistan despite consistent efforts to reduce the tension between the two nations. In doing so, it recontextualizes and enriches the prevailing arguments in contemporary literature on escalating dynamics and unenduring ceasefire agreements between the two South Asian nuclear rivals. Diplomatic relations Armistices Border Conflict India Pakistan ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2019-12-30 OP 726.35 2019-12-20 0 327.5405491 JAC-L 50715 2019-12-30 00:00:00 995.00 2019-12-30 BK