Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia (Roots of Modern Conflict)

This up-to-date encyclopedia examines the conflict between India and Pakistan from Independence to the present day, with an authoritative treatment that presents the issues evenhandedly and from both countries' perspectives.

• Detailed entries deal with towns, cities, and geographic areas, including Jammu, Srinigar, and the Siachen Glacier; major figures involved in the conflict, including General Pervez Musharraf; the religious divide between Hindus and Muslims; and the dispute over Kashmir

• A thorough chronology provides year-by-year treatment of the main issues in Indo-Pakistan relations