Nuclear weapons and conflict transformation the case of India-Pakistan

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-195) and index.

Introduction -- Studies on conflict transformation -- Ramifications of nuclear weapons acquisition -- Elucidating conflict transformation with nuclear weapons -- The India-Pakistan protracted conflict -- Life-cycle of the protracted conflict -- Introduction of nuclear weapons into the conflict --Crises and wars in the pre-nuclear period -- Crises and non-escalation in the nuclear period -- Futile peace initiatives in the midst of violence -- Conflict transformed -- Potential for conflict termination -- Conclusion.