Introduction -- The India-Pakistan conflict: social constructivism versus neo-realism neo-liberalism -- The social constructivist security dilemma and the security community: the popular and elites' social practices -- The identities of India and Pakistan in the formative phase of state building: ideology as a key identity signifier -- The Kashmir dispute: the quest of India and Pakistan identities and Kashmiriyat, the estranged Kashmir identity -- India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry: the influence of ideology upon elites' social practices -- Exploration of norms for a hypothetical security community between India and Pakistan -- Conclusion.
