Limited Conflicts Under the Nuclear Umbrella Indian and Pakistani Lessons from the Kargil Crisis

• Main Author: Tellis, Ashley J. (auth)
• Other Authors: Fair, C. Christine (auth), Medby, Jamison Jo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2001
• Subjects: International relations; Warfare & defence; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report examines the views of India and Pakistan on the significance ofPakistan_s foray into the Kargil-Dras sector in a limited war that has cometo be known as the Kargil conflict. The goal of the analysis is to assessboth combatants_ perceptions of the crisis, with a view to evaluating theposs...