The limits of influence
Subtitle: America's role in Kashmir
By: Howard B. Schaffer.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780815702900
Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir; Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- Foreign relations -- United States; Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- International status
Description: "Draws on interviews, historical research, and decades of experience in South Asia to explain and evaluate three generations of U.S. activities and policies toward Kashmir. Brings the discussion up to the current day, concluding with recommendations on the role Washington might usefully play in resolving the long-simmering dispute"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Impasse at the United Nations; title: Impact of the alliance with Pakistan; title: Eisenhower tries his hand; title: Kennedy strikes out; title: "A plague on both their houses"; title: Off the radar screen-and back again; title: "The most dangerous place in the world"; title: Focus on crisis management; title: A role for the United States; title: Chronology of America's role in Kashmir.