The reputational imperative : Nehru's India in territorial conflict - Shankar, Mahesh (Professor) (Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018)
The reputational imperative in territorial dispute -- Kashmir : independence, accession, and the plebiscite option -- The failure of the plebiscite option -- The dispute with China : the formative years -- Opening the territorial breach -- Mao's China in the Sino-Indian conflict.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index.
Keywords: Nehru, Jawaharlal, -- 1889-1964.; Reputation -- Political aspects -- India -- History -- 20th century; India -- Boundaries -- Pakistan -- History -- 20th century; Pakistan -- Boundaries -- India -- History -- 20th century; India -- Boundaries -- China -- History -- 20th century; China -- Boundaries -- India -- History -- 20th century; India -- Foreign relations -- 1947-1984.