The origins of war in South Asia

Sumit Ganguly

In this second edition of the only comprehensive and comparative study of the three Indo-Pakistani conflicts. Sumit Ganguly deepens his exploration of the causes and consequences of these clashes. Reassessing the origins of war in South Asia and ongoing ethnic strife in the region, he identifies and examines key developments, including shifts in policymaking necessitated by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the incipient nuclear weapons programs of both India and Pakistan. Ganguly incorporates recently published as well as newly declassified material in this edition and has written a new chapter on the origins, nature, and likely future of the insurgency in Kashmir.