
Second, the persistent instability along India’s borders continues to undermine any attempts at achieving political harmony in the region: fellow nuclear-armed state Pakistan is beset with chronic domestic political upheavals Afghanistan is paralysed and trapped with internecine warfare and weak political institutions Sri Lanka is confronted by an uncertain future with a disenchanted Tamil minority Nepal is caught in a vortex of political and legal uncertainty as it forges a new constitution and Bangladesh is overwhelmed by a tumultuous political climate. First, the emergence of India as a potential economic and political power that follows its acquisition of nuclear weapons and its fitful embrace of economic liberalization.

(p.i) Line on Fire (p.v) The Oxford International Relations in South Asia Series (p.vii) IRSA The Oxford International Relations in South Asia Series Line on Fire (p.viii) Copyright Page After a long period of relative isolation during the Cold War years, contemporary South Asia has grown immensely in its significance in the global political and economic order. Line on Fire: Ceasefire Violations and IndiaPakistan Escalation Dynamics Happymon Jacob, Sumit Ganguly, and E.
