This is the first systematic history of U.S. efforts to help forge
a settlement between India and Pakistan on the ""Kashmir
question."" Former ambassador Howard B. Schaffer draws on
interviews with senior American officials, historical research, and
his decades of experience in South Asia to explain and evaluate
three generations of U.S. activities and policies toward the
volatile region. The Limits of Influence chronicles America's views
on and involvement in the long-standing struggle waged between
India and Pakistan over Kashmir since their independence in 1947.
He brings the discussion up to the current day, concluding with
recommendations on the role Washington might usefully play in
resolving the long-simmering dispute, thus reducing the dangerous
tensions between two nuclear-armed archrivals in a region of great
importance. His book is a fascinating piece of diplomatic history
as well as an instructive look at the present and future of the
Kashmir dilemma and its impact on vital U.S. concerns. ""Indian and
Pakistani positions on the terms of a settlement have grown closer
over the past few years. A quiet shove by Washington may be more
likely than before to help push the two governments over the
elusive finish line they have never been able to cross on their
own. And the critical part Pakistan plays in the war on terrorism
has added to the importance of a Kashmir settlement to major
American interests in South Asia and beyond...."" From the
Introduction
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