Research Catalog

Title

Himalayan frontiers of India : historical, geo-political and strategic perspectives / edited by K. Warikoo.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Warikoo, K. (Kulbhushan), 1951-

Description

xv, 220 p. : maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Routledge contemporary South Asia series

Uniform Title

Routledge contemporary South Asia series

Subjects

• India > Foreign relations
• Geopolitics > Himalaya Mountains Region
• Geopolitics > India

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-213) and index.

Contents

India's gateway to Central Asia : trans-Himalayan trade and cultural movements through Kashmir and Ladakh, 1846-1947 / K. Warikoo -- 'Great game' on the Kashmir frontiers / K. Warikoo -- The Gilgit dimension of the Kashmir frontier / P.N. Jalali -- India's Himalayan frontier : strategic challenges and opportunities in the twenty-first century / Vijay Kapur -- Strategic dimensions of the trans-Himalayan frontiers / Afsir Karim -- The ceasefire line and line of control in Jammu and Kashmir : evolution of a border / Sat Paul Sahni -- The northern areas of Jammu and Kashmir / B. Raman -- Jammu and Kashmir : contours and challenges of cross-border terrorism / M.M. Khajooria -- Tibet and the security of the Indian Himalayan belt / P. Stobdan -- The India-Nepal open border : nature, issues and problems / B.C. Upreti -- Indo-Bhutan relations : strategic perspectives / Rajesh Kharat -- Security of the north-east Himalayan frontiers : challenges and responses / Bibhuti Bhushan Nandy -- Security of Himalayan frontiers : role of science and technology, modern air surveillance, remote sensing / Vinod Patney.

ISBN

• 9780415468398 (hardback : alk. paper)
• 0415468396 (hardback : alk. paper)
• 9780203887325 (e-book)
• 0203887328 (e-book)

LCCN

2008021719

OCLC

• ocn212849647
• SCSB-14497301

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library