Download or read book Prospects for Peace in South Asia written by Rafiq Dossani and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --Collection of 13 essays (including introduction) by distinguished historians and scholars based in India and the US --Grouped into three parts - 1. Pakistan's politics and the Kashmir issue; 2. India - politics and the Kashmir issue; and 3. India's and Pakistan's nuclear policies and US concerns --Addresses the hostile and often violent relations between India and Pakistan dating from 1947 --Analyses the forces of national identity, religion and nuclearisation and also its impact on relations between both countries, and alternative role that US might play in resolving disputes --Notwithstanding the complexity of the on-going peace talks and peace possibilities, the book is forward looking and hopeful that peace is about to break out between India and Pakistan