000			01548 a2200157 4500
999			_c25896 _d25896
020			_a9780199489893
082			_a327.5405491 _bJAC-L
100			_aJacob,Happymon
245			_aLine on fire: ceasefire violations and India-Pakistan escalation dynamics
260			_bOxford University Press _c2019 _aNew Delhi
300			_axxv,401p
504			_aInclude Bibliography and Index
520			_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.
650			_aDiplomatic relations _vArmistices _vBorder Conflict _zIndia _zPakistan
942			_2ddc _cBK