The Iranian Association of International Studies International Relations Researches 2251-8444 4 12 2014 08 23 Indo-Pakistani Conflict after the 1998 and the Great Powers’ Crisis Management Indo-Pakistani Conflict after the 1998 and the Great Powers’ Crisis Management 59 98 41954 FA Seyyed Ahmad Fateminejad Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal Article 2015 02 09 This article aims to study great powers’ contribution to the management of Indo-Pakistani conflict after 1998. The main question here is as to how the great powers have engaged in the process of the conflict management during 1998-2010? It is assumed that the great powers have played their roles and been present in this conflict. The above question is addressed through using theory of “great powers management” and “dyadic/extra-dyadic” analysis. The main hypothesis here is that United States, Russia, and China as three great powers have contributed to the management of Indo-Pakistani conflict by exercising their local preponderance, respecting each other spheres of influence, and doing joint actions. The hypothesis is tested by post-event methods. As such, great powers’ role is tested during three case studies, i.e. Kargil War 1999, great stand-off 2001-2, and unfinished confrontation 2008. Lastly, these cases confirm that great powers have succeeded to manage Kargil war 1999 but they did not get any meaningful success in the other two This article aims to study great powers’ contribution to the management of Indo-Pakistani conflict after 1998. The main question here is as to how the great powers have engaged in the process of the conflict management during 1998-2010? It is assumed that the great powers have played their roles and been present in this conflict. The above question is addressed through using theory of “great powers management” and “dyadic/extra-dyadic” analysis. The main hypothesis here is that United States, Russia, and China as three great powers have contributed to the management of Indo-Pakistani conflict by exercising their local preponderance, respecting each other spheres of influence, and doing joint actions. The hypothesis is tested by post-event methods. As such, great powers’ role is tested during three case studies, i.e. Kargil War 1999, great stand-off 2001-2, and unfinished confrontation 2008. Lastly, these cases confirm that great powers have succeeded to manage Kargil war 1999 but they did not get any meaningful success in the other two https://www.iisajournals.ir/article_41954_ba1518de09ba164aa79f11714ca04be9.pdf