India and Pakistan : opposing viewpoints /

India and Pakistan : opposing viewpoints / [print] William Dudley, book editor. - Farmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press ; (c)2003. San Diego : Thomson/Gale, (c)2003. - 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Opposing viewpoints series . - Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .

Includes bibliographies and index.

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan is likely A cold war between India and Pakistan is likely Nuclear weapons decrease India's and Pakistan's security Nuclear weapons have increased India's and Pakistan's security The United States must intervene to prevent nuclear war between Pakistan and India The United Nations must intervene to prevent nuclear war between Pakistan and India India protects minority rights India oppresses its minority groups Christians are mistreated in India Christians are not mistreated in India India has mistreated the Kashmiri people Pakistan has mistreated the Kashmiri people Both India and Pakistan have mistreated the Kashmiri people The United States should treat Pakistan as an ally against terrorism The United States should not treat Pakistan as an ally against terrorism The United States should treat India as an ally The United States should treat India as a potential security threat The international community should condemn India's caste system The international community is in no position to condemn India's caste system India's future is bleak India's future is bright Global capitalism will enrich India Global capitalism will impoverish India The rise of Hindu nationalism threatens India's future The threat of Hindu nationalism is exaggerated Military dictatorship may be necessary to save Pakistan from Islamic fundamentalism Pakistan's military government threatens its future Sam Gardiner -- Anne Applebaum -- Praful Bidwai -- Matthew Parris -- Muqtedar Khan -- Charles Glass -- Asghar Ali Engineer -- James P. Lucier -- Jeff M. Sellers -- Francois Gautier -- Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- The Statesman -- Mark Baker -- Melissa Dell -- Leon Hadar -- Victor M. Gobarev -- Larry M. Wortzel and Dana R. Dillon -- Human Rights Watch -- Shishir Thadani -- Lester R. Brown and Brian Halweil -- Prasenjit Basu -- Gurcharan Das -- Vandana Shiva -- Arun R. Swamy -- Part I: David Frawley; Part II: Sarita Sarvate -- David Pryce-Jones -- International Crisis Group.

"These two populous South Asian nations have long been regional rivals. Experts and observers from both countries as well as the United States debate foreign policy, human rights, and other urgent issues facing these two nuclear powers."--BOOK JACKET.



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