Table of Contents

Preface: Himalayan Frontiers of India - Some Perspectives K. WarikooPart 1: 1. India’s Gateway to Central Asia: Trans-Himalayan Trade and Cultural Movements Through Kashmir and Ladakh, 1846-1947 K. Warikoo 2. Great Game on Kashmir Frontiers K. Warikoo 3. Gilgit Dimension of Kashmir Frontier P. N. JalaliPart 2: 4. India’s Himalayan Frontier: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century Vijay Kapur 5. Strategic Dimensions of the Trans-Himalayan Frontiers Afsir Karim 6. Ceasefire Line and LoC in Jammu and Kashmir: Evolution of a Border Sat Paul Sahni 7. Northern Areas of Jammu and Kashmir B. Raman 8. Jammu and Kashmir: Contours and Challenges of Cross Border Terrorism M.M. Khajooria 9. The Rise of the Islamists and the Kashmir Frontier E.N. Rammohan 10. Tibet and the Security of Indian Himalayan Belt P. Stobdan 11. India-Nepal Open Border: Interlinkages, Issues and Problems B.C. Upreti 12. Indo-Bhutan Relations: Strategic Perspectives Rajesh Kharat 13. Security of Northeast Himalayan Frontiers: Challenges and Response Bibhuti Bhushan Nandy 14. Security of Himalayan Frontiers: Role of Science and Technology, Modern Air Surveillance and Remote Sensing Vinod Patney

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Jawaharlal Nehru University, India