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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813922903321

Autore

Burke S. M

Titolo

Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani foreign policies / / S. M. Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [1974]

ISBN

0-8166-6172-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 pages)

Disciplina

327.54

Soggetti

India Foreign relations

Pakistan Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part I. The Heritage; Important Chronology; 1. Hinduism and Islam: The ""Two Closed Systems"" of the Indian Subcontinent; 2. Origins of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies; 3. Britain's ""Cut and Run"" Departure and Its Consequences; 4. Jawaharlal Nehru: The Personal Factor; Part II. Independent India and Pakistan: The Opening Decades; 5. The First Moves (1947-53): Goals of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies; 6. Panchsheel vs. Defense Alliances (1954-58); 7. Warclouds over South Asia: Sino-Indian Conflict (1959-62)

8. Warclouds over South Asia: Indo-Pakistani Conflict (1963-February 1974); 9. Retrospect and Prospect; Appendix. The McMahon Line: Its Origin and Significance in the Sino-Indian Border Dispute; Notes; Bibliography of Sources Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study by a South Asian specialist illuminates a vast and complex field. For the first time Indian and Pakistani foreign policies have been paralleled within the covers of a single volume.