Roots of Confrontation in South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Superpowers
by Stanley A. Wolpert, Stanley Wolpert
Category: South Asia

Analyzes the region of South Asia, its peoples, their cultural heritage and their historic struggles. Wolpert examines India's cultural background, investigates the Universal Brotherhood of Islam and finds conflicting religious beliefs which, along with territorial claims, has kept South Asia divided against itself. He asserts that American policy in South Asia has contributed to increased fragmentation and destabilization of this complex region.