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India, Pakistan and the secret jihad : the covert war in Kashmir, 1947-2004

Title
India, Pakistan and the secret jihad : the covert war in Kashmir, 1947-2004 / Praveen Swami.
ISBN
0203968409
6610648506
9780203968406
9786610648504
0415404592
9780415404594
Edition
1st ed.
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps
Local Notes
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Notes
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
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Summary
India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad explores the history of jihadist violence in Kashmir, and argues that the violent conflict which exploded after 1990 was not a historical discontinuity, but, rather, an escalation of what was by then a five-decade old secret war. Praveen Swami addresses three key issues:the history of jihadist violence in Jammu and Kashmir, which is examined as it evolved from 1947-48 onwardsthe impact of the secret jihad on Indian policy-making on Jammu and Kashmir, and its influence on political life within the state why the.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Swami, Praveen. India, Pakistan and the secret jihad. 1st ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Asian security studies.
Asian security studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.
Contents
A house on a hill
The informal war
The master cell
Al-Fatah
Years of retreat and revival
The war of many fronts
The nuclear Jihad
Towards peace?
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