Asymmetric warfare in South Asia : the causes and consequences of the Kargil Conflict / edited by Peter R. Lavoy.

Includes index.

Part 1, Causes and conduct of the conflict -- The strategic context of the Kargil conflict : a Pakistani perspective / Zafar Iqbal Cheema -- Pakistan's motivations and calculations for the Kargil conflict / Feroz Hassan Khan, Peter R. Lavoy, and Christopher Clary -- Military operations in the Kargil conflict / John H. Gill -- American diplomacy and the 1999 Kargil Summit at Blair House / Bruce Riedel -- Kargil : the nuclear dimension / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Why Kargil did not produce general war : the crisis-management strategies of Pakistan, India, and the United States / Peter R. Lavoy -- Part 2 -- Consequences and impact of the conflict -- Surprise at the top of the world : India's systemic and intelligence failure / James J. Wirtz and Surinder Rana Militants in the Kargil conflict : myths, realities, and impacts / C. Christine Fair -- The impact of the Kargil conflict and Kashmir on Indian politics and society / Praveen Swami -- The Kargil conflict's impact on Pakistani politics and society / Saeed Shafqat -- Part 3 -- Lessons learned -- The lessons of Kargil as learned by India / Rajesh M. Basrur -- The lessons of Kargil as learned by Pakistan / Hasan-Askari Rizvi -- The Kargil crisis : lessons learned by the United States / Rodney W. Jones and Joseph McMillan -- Kargil, deterrence, and international relations theory / Robert Jervis.