The reputational imperative : Nehru's India in territorial conflict /
Mahesh Shankar.
- xiii, 233 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Studies in Asian security .
- Studies in Asian security. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index.
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.