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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1 Introduction 1
4. Pakistan: Politics and Kashmir
5. 2 Islamic Extremism and Regional Conflict in South Asia 19
6. 3 Constitutional and Political Change in Pakistan: The Military-Governance Paradigm 37
7. 4 The Practice of Islam in Pakistan and the Influence of Islam on Pakistani Politics 75
8. 5 Pakistan’s Relations with Azad Kashmir and the Impact on Indo-Pakistani Relations 109
9. Ondia: Politics and Kashmir
10. 6 Who Speaks for India? The Role of Civil Society in Defining Indian Nationalism 141
11. 7 Hindu Nationalism and the BJP: Transforming Religion and Politics in India 185
12. 8 Hindu Ethnonationalism, Muslim Jihad, and Secularism: Muslims in the Political Life of the Republic of India 215
13. 9 Jammu and Kashmir in the Indian Union: The Politics of Autonomy 239
14. India’s and Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrines and U.S. Concerns
15. 10 The Stability-Instability Paradox, Misperception, and Escalation-Control in South Asia 261
16. 11 Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrine 280
17. 12 Coercive Diplomacy in a Nuclear Environment: The December 13 Crisis 301
18. 13 U.S. Interests in South Asia 326
19. Notes 347
20. About the Contributors 403
21. Index 407