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020			_a9788132117957
082	0	0	_a954.6042 _bDAS/W
100	1		_aDasgupta,C.
245	1	0	_aWar and diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48
260			_aNew Delhi ; _bSage, _c2002.
300			_a239 p. : _bmap ;
520			_aBased on declassified documents, the book throws new light on the roles played by Mountbatten and the British service chiefs in the Kashmir war of 1947-48 and explains why India took the Kashmir issue to the UN, why it did not carry the war into Pakistan and why it accepted a ceasefire. Examining archival material that has not been looked at previously and attempting an important reassessment of Mountbatten's role, the book highlights the fact that India's first Governor-General was not a mere constitutional figurehead. The book shows that he used -- and abused -- this authority to ensure that the conflict in Kashmir did not escalate into a full-scale inter-dominion war.
650		0	_aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949. _aKashmir issue-India
942			_cBK
999			_c60979 _d60979