01701    a2200169   4500999001700000020001800017082002300035100001900058245007800077260004500155300001300200504003600213520105600249650007101305942001201376952014301388  c25896d25896  a9780199489893  a327.5405491bJAC-L  aJacob,Happymon  aLine on fire: ceasefire violations and India-Pakistan escalation dynamics  bOxford University Pressc2019aNew Delhi  axxv,401p  aInclude Bibliography and Index
  aThe 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.   aDiplomatic relationsvArmisticesvBorder ConflictzIndiazPakistan  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2019-12-30eOPg726.35i2019-12-20l0o327.5405491 JAC-Lp50715r2019-12-30 00:00:00v995.00w2019-12-30yBK