Four Crises and a Peace Process

"P.R. Chari is research professor at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi. His books include Security and Governance in South Asia (Manohar, 2001). Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema is president of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute. His publications include The Armed Forces of Pakistan (Allen and Unwin, 2002). Stephen P. Cohen is senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. His previous books include The Idea of Pakistan (Brookings, 2004) and India: Emerging Power (Brookings, 2001), and The Indian Army: Its Contribution to the Development of a Nation (Oxford University Press, 2001)."

"The authors make full use of their decades of experience and wide-ranging professional networks to paint a panoramic picture of each crisis--the've invited comment from both sides of the border as well as from the US." —Pierre Mario Fitter, Business World|"This book--the fourth in a series of joint studies of South Asian crises--is a testament to the knowledge, prescriptive persuasiveness, and collaborative skill of [the authors].... The book will be a useful reading for the political analyzers in South Asia as well as students and teachers in the field of current Asian politics." — Educational Book Review|"Vital for mediators and policy makers alike to understand why and how India and Pakistan approach flashpoints, and what prevents them, spurs them on or draws them down--exactly the sort of groundwork that the authors of Four Crises and a Peace Process have performed so creditably." — Far Eastern Economic Review