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The longest August, the unflinching rivalry between India and Pakistan, Dilip Hiro

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The longest August, the unflinching rivalry between India and Pakistan, Dilip Hiro

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The longest August

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

903692998

Responsibility statement

Dilip Hiro

Sub title

the unflinching rivalry between India and Pakistan

Table Of Contents

The modish dresser meets the Mahatma -- Gandhi's original sin: injecting religion into politics -- The two-nation theory: a preamble to partition -- A rising tide of violence -- Born in blood -- The infant twins at war -- Growing apart -- Nehru's "forward policy": a step too far -- Shastri's tallest order: Pakistan's nightmare comes alive -- Indira Gandhi slays the two-nation theory -- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: the savior of West Pakistan -- Islamist Zia Ul Haq, builder of the A-bomb -- Benazir-Rajiv rapport cut short -- Gate-crashing the nuclear club -- General Musharraf buckles under US pressure -- Nuclear-armed twins, eyeball-to-eyeball -- Manmohan Singh's changing interlocutors -- Competing for Kabul -- Shared culture, rising commerce -- Overview and conclusions

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