Also by Dilip Hiro
Nonfiction
A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East (2013)
Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia (2012)
After Empire: The Birth of a Multipolar World (2010) (short-listed for Mirabaud Prize, Geneva, 2011)
Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran (2009) (on Financial Timesâ List of Best History Books of the Year)
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the Worldâs Vanishing Oil Resources (2007)
The Timeline History of India (2006)
The Iranian Labyrinth: Journeys through Theocratic Iran and Its Furies (2005)
Secrets and Lies: Operation âIraqi Freedomâ and After (2004) (on Financial Timesâ List of Best Politics and Religion Books of the Year; long-listed for the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing)
The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide (2003)
Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm (2003)
War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and Global Response (2002)
The Rough Guide History of India (2002)
Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran after the Gulf Wars (2001)
Sharing the Promised Land: A Tale of Israelis and Palestinians (1999)
Dictionary of the Middle East (1996)
The Middle East (1996)
Between Marx and Muhammad: The Changing Face of Central Asia (1995)
Lebanon, Fire and Embers: A History of the Lebanese Civil War (1993)
Desert Shield to Desert Storm: The Second Gulf War (1992)
Black British, White British: A History of Race Relations in Britain (1991)
The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict (1991)
Holy Wars: The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism (1989, re-issued 2013)
Iran: The Revolution Within (1988)
Iran under the Ayatollahs (1985, re-issued 2011)
Inside the Middle East (1982, re-issued 2013)
Inside India Today (1977, re-issued 2013)
The Untouchables of India (1975)
Black British, White British (1973)
The Indian Family in Britain (1969)
Fiction
Three Plays (1985)
Interior, Exchange, Exterior (poems, 1980)
Apply, Apply, No Reply & A Clean Break (two plays, 1978)
To Anchor a Cloud (play, 1972)
A Triangular View (novel, 1969)
Copyright © 2015 by Dilip Hiro
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hiro, Dilip.
The longest August : the unflinching rivalry between India and Pakistan / Dilip Hiro.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-56858-734-9 (hardcover) â ISBN 978-1-56858-503-1 (e-book) 1. IndiaâForeign relationsâPakistan. 2. PakistanâForeign relationsâ India. I. Title.
DS450.P18H57 2014
327.5405491 dc23
2014045994
ISBN: 978-1-56858-515-4 (INTL)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Maps
South Asia and Its Neighbors
United Punjab in 1946 with the Partitioning Line of August 14, 1947
Pakistan Excluding Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Preface
The first colony of the British Empire that was partitioned at the time of acquiring a Dominion
Nonfiction
A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East (2013)
Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia (2012)
After Empire: The Birth of a Multipolar World (2010) (short-listed for Mirabaud Prize, Geneva, 2011)
Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran (2009) (on Financial Timesâ List of Best History Books of the Year)
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the Worldâs Vanishing Oil Resources (2007)
The Timeline History of India (2006)
The Iranian Labyrinth: Journeys through Theocratic Iran and Its Furies (2005)
Secrets and Lies: Operation âIraqi Freedomâ and After (2004) (on Financial Timesâ List of Best Politics and Religion Books of the Year; long-listed for the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing)
The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide (2003)
Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm (2003)
War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and Global Response (2002)
The Rough Guide History of India (2002)
Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran after the Gulf Wars (2001)
Sharing the Promised Land: A Tale of Israelis and Palestinians (1999)
Dictionary of the Middle East (1996)
The Middle East (1996)
Between Marx and Muhammad: The Changing Face of Central Asia (1995)
Lebanon, Fire and Embers: A History of the Lebanese Civil War (1993)
Desert Shield to Desert Storm: The Second Gulf War (1992)
Black British, White British: A History of Race Relations in Britain (1991)
The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict (1991)
Holy Wars: The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism (1989, re-issued 2013)
Iran: The Revolution Within (1988)
Iran under the Ayatollahs (1985, re-issued 2011)
Inside the Middle East (1982, re-issued 2013)
Inside India Today (1977, re-issued 2013)
The Untouchables of India (1975)
Black British, White British (1973)
The Indian Family in Britain (1969)
Fiction
Three Plays (1985)
Interior, Exchange, Exterior (poems, 1980)
Apply, Apply, No Reply & A Clean Break (two plays, 1978)
To Anchor a Cloud (play, 1972)
A Triangular View (novel, 1969)
Copyright © 2015 by Dilip Hiro
Published by Nation Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Nation Books is a co-publishing venture of the Nation Institute and the Perseus Books Group
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address the Perseus Books Group, 250 West 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107.
Books published by Nation Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail [email protected] .
Typeset in 11.5 point Adobe Caslon Pro by the Perseus Books Group
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hiro, Dilip.
The longest August : the unflinching rivalry between India and Pakistan / Dilip Hiro.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-56858-734-9 (hardcover) â ISBN 978-1-56858-503-1 (e-book) 1. IndiaâForeign relationsâPakistan. 2. PakistanâForeign relationsâ India. I. Title.
DS450.P18H57 2014
327.5405491 dc23
2014045994
ISBN: 978-1-56858-515-4 (INTL)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Maps
South Asia and Its Neighbors
United Punjab in 1946 with the Partitioning Line of August 14, 1947
Pakistan Excluding Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Preface
The first colony of the British Empire that was partitioned at the time of acquiring a Dominion
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