Download or read book The Reputational Imperative written by Mahesh Shankar and published by Studies in Asian Security. This book was released on 2018 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reputational imperative in territorial dispute -- Kashmir : independence, accession, and the plebiscite option -- The failure of the plebiscite option -- The dispute with China : the formative years -- Opening the territorial breach -- Mao's China in the Sino-Indian conflict