Participation 10% Learning Outcomes 1-4

Reflective Portfolio 40% (2500 words) Learning Outcomes 1-4

Essay 50% (3500 words) Learning Outcomes 1-4

The portfolio and essay will provide the opportunity to demonstrate all four learning outcomes through focused questions that in each case will require knowledge of the practical implications of the subject matter at hand. The portfolio and essay will require you to demonstrate the reading of relevant texts and the use of other appropriate materials to develop an analysis of the relevant issue.

This module will examine the relationship between India and Pakistan from Independence to the present day. It will explore the history of the Indian sub-continent, with particular reference to the periods of the Mughal and British Empires, and will focus on the partition of 1947. The origins of the Kashmir dispute, which lie in this period will be examined. The importance of Kashmir to both countries will be considered, as will the impact of the dispute on not only the relationship between the two, but also on political developments within India and Pakistan. Further, the three wars between India and Pakistan and the Kargill conflict will be considered. The role of China, Cold war and post-Cold war politics on the subcontinent will also be explored, as will the impact of the end of the Cold War, 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan. Overall, the module will focus on the key relationship in South Asia, between India and Pakistan and examine internal and external factors that impact on the relationship between these two nuclear armed countries.

The primary learning strategy consists of interactive tasks via Blackboard and tutorial support (36 hours). 264 hours are to be used in self-directed study assisted by a detailed module handbook, Blackboard material, and relevant textbooks. Self-directed study will include preparation for assessment work.

University Library e-brary resources
Blackboard
Internet Access

Fair, Christine (2014) Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War, Oxford University Press.
Haqqani, Hussein (2012) Pakistan: between Mosque and Military, Carnegie Endowment for Peace.
Kapur S.P & Ganguly S (2010), India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia, Columbia University Press.
Keay, John (2010) India: A History, Harper Press.
Khan, Yasmin (2008) The Great Partition: the making of India and Pakistan, Yale University Press, 2008.
Reidel, Bruce (2013) Avoiding Armageddon: America, India, and Pakistan to the Brink and Back, Brookings Institution Press.
Roy, Arundhati (et.al) (2011) Kashmir: The Case for Freedom, Verso.
Scofield, Victoria (2010) Kashmir in Conflict, I.B.Tauris.
Wolpert, Stanley (2010) India and Pakistan, University of California Press.

1. CRITICALLY EXPLORE KEY THEMES THAT HAVE AFFECTED POLITICS AND SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE AND PARTITION IN 1947.
[Knowledge and Understanding; Enquiry]

2. HAVE AN ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF THE REGION, AND BE ABLE TO ANALYSE KEY EVENTS AND ISSUES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN.
[Analysis; Learning]

3. CRITICALLY ASSESS THE ROLE OF SOUTH ASIA IN THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
[Application; Analysis]

4. EXPRESS IN WRITING SOPHISTICATED AND COHERENT EXPOSITIONS AND ARGUMENTS.
[Problem Solving; Communication; Reflection]