Fighting to the end : the Pakistan Army's way of war / C. Christine Fair.

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"Since Pakistan was founded in 1947, its army has dominated the state. The military establishment has locked the country in an enduring rivalry with India, with the primary aim of wresting Kashmir from it. To that end, Pakistan initiated three wars over Kashmir-in 1947, 1965, and 1999-and failed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fair, C. Christine (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Pakistan. > Army.
Pakistan > Military policy.
National security > Pakistan.
Pakistan > Foreign relations.
Islam and state > Pakistan.
Sicherheitspolitik.
Indienbild.
Militär.
Selbstbild.
Strategie.
Physical Description:xv, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Can strategic culture explain the Pakistan Army's persistent revisionism?
  • Born an insecure state
  • The Army's defense of Pakistan's 'ideological frontiers'
  • Pakistan's quest for strategic depth
  • India under the Pakistan Army's gaze
  • Seeking security through alliances
  • Seeking security under a nuclear umbrella
  • Jihad under the nuclear umbrella
  • Is the past prologue
  • The Army's strategic culture and implications for international security.