Pakistan, India, and Kashmir Story aired: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Both nations are struggling with fundamentalist and secessionist militants, even as they continue their nuclear rivalry. We speak with two scholars who argue that for the region to move forward, both countries need to go back to the old Indian political practice of sharing sovereignty, which would open borders so that civilians can cross them.
Ayesha Jalal is professor of history at Tufts University and a MacArthur Fellow. Her latest book is "Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia."
Sugata Bose is professor of history at Harvard University. His latest book is "A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire."
Jointly, they've published a general history, "Modern South Asia."
Guests:
Sugata Bose, professor of history at Harvard University
Ayesha Jalal, professor of history at Tufts University and a MacArthur Fellow
