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Summary:

This report examines the views of India and Pakistan on the significance of Pakistan's foray into the Kargil-Dras sector in a limited war that has come to be known as the "Kargil conflict." The goal of the analysis is to assess both combatants' perceptions of the crisis, with a view to evaluating the possibilities of future Kargil-like events and the implications of the lessons each country learned for stability in South Asia. The analysis is based almost exclusively on Indian and Pakistani source materials. The Kargil crisis demonstrated that even the presence of nuclear weapons might not appreciably dampen security competition between the region's largest states. However, the question remains of whether or not the Kargil war represents a foretaste of future episodes of attempted nuclear coercion if India and Pakistan believe that their nuclear capabilities provide them the immunity required to prosecute a range of military operations short of all-out war.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Significance of the Kargil Crisis
• Kargil: Lessons Learned on Both Sides
• Options for the Future
• Conclusion: Kargil and South Asian Stability.

Author/Creator:

Tellis, Ashley J. , author

Contributors:

Fair, C. Christine , author

Medby, Jamison Jo , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Limited conflicts under the nuclear umbrella: Indian and Pakistani lessons from the Kargil crisis [by Tellis, A.J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Limited conflicts under the nuclear umbrella [by Tellis, A.J.] (Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2001 — ISBN 0833031015; LCCN 2001048907)

Subjects:

Kargil (India) — History, Military — 20th century

Jammu and Kashmir (India) — Politics and government — 20th century

India — Military relations — Pakistan

Pakistan — Military relations — India

General Notes:

"National Security Research Division."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-91).
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DS486.K3347 T45 2001eb

ISBNs:

0833032291 (electronic bk.)
9780833032294 (electronic bk.)
9780833031013 [Invalid]
0833031015 [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2001048907 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1045533158

Other Control Numbers:

EBC227960 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp2344629