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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785969803321

Autore

Pervez Muhammad Shoaib

Titolo

Security community in South Asia : India-Pakistan / / Muhammad Shoaib Pervez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-70904-X

0-203-10626-1

1-136-25727-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; ; 2

Disciplina

355/.033054

Soggetti

Security, International - South Asia

South Asia Foreign relations

India Foreign relations Pakistan

Pakistan Foreign relations India

South Asia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The India-Pakistan conflict: social constructivism versus neo-realism neo-liberalism -- The social constructivist security dilemma and the security community: the popular and elites' social practices -- The identities of India and Pakistan in the formative phase of state building: ideology as a key identity signifier -- The Kashmir dispute: the quest of India and Pakistan identities and Kashmiriyat, the estranged Kashmir identity -- India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry: the influence of ideology upon elites' social practices -- Exploration of norms for a hypothetical security community between India and Pakistan -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The security relationship between India and Pakistan is generally viewed through a neo-realist approach of International Relations.. Treading on a different path, this book explains the rivalry of these countries by looking at the socio-cultural norms found at two levels, elites versus popular. Furthermore, it also conceptualizes a hypothetical India-Pakistan security community that could result in peace in the region.The book describes how the rivalry between India and Pakistan



is mostly centred on the elites of the two countries. It highlights the presence of a unique normative str