Using fresh empirical data and oral history evidence, this book explains the causes of ceasefire violations on the J&K border, and establishes a relationship between ceasefire violations and crisis escalation between India and Pakistan. In doing so, the book further nuances the existing arguments about the escalatory dynamics between the two South Asian nuclear rivals. Furthermore, the book explains ceasefire violations using the concept of 'autonomous militaryfactors'

• List of Tables, Figures, and Cases


• Foreword by Lt Gen. Harcharanjit Singh Panag


• Foreword by Lt Gen. (Retd) Waheed Arshad


• Acknowledgements


• Chapter 1: Introduction


• Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Escalation Dynamics in South Asia


• Chapter 3: (Mis)managing the Border: A History of Practices and Mechanisms


• Chapter 4: Lull before the Storm: 2003 Ceasefire Agreement and After


• Chapter 5: Military Gamesmanship and Moral Ascendency: Explaining Ceasefire Violations


• Chapter 6: Ceasefire Violations and Crisis Escalation: Analysing the Data


• Chapter 7: Implications for Theory and Practice


• Appendices


• Index


• Bibliography

Happymon Jacob teaches at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prior to joining JNU in 2008, Jacob held teaching positions at the University of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir and the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, and research positions at the Centre for Air Power Studies, Delhi Policy Group and Observer Research Foundation, all based in New Delhi. During 2016-2017, Jacob was a Senior Global Challenges Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Berlin, and Central European University, Budapest. He was Visiting Professor, at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris during 2015.
Jacob participates in some of the influential Indian-Pakistan track-two dialogues: Chaophraya Dialogue, Pugwash India-Pakistan Dialogue, and the Ottawa India-Pakistan Dialogue. He is a member of the international Governing Council of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning Pugwash Conferences of Science and World Affairs. Jacob is the Honorary Director of the
Chaophraya Dialogue (India Chapter).
He is a columnist for The Hindu, and hosts a video series called "National Security Conversations with Happymon Jacob" for The Wire.