The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

An Important And Critical Re-evaluation Of South Asia's Post-tests Nuclear Politics, This Volume Emphasizes The Political Dimension Of South Asia's Nuclear Weapons, Explains How The Bombs Are Used As Politico-strategic Assets Rather Than Pure Battlefield Weapons And How India And Pakistan Utilize Them For Politico-strategic Purposes In An Extremely Complex And Competitive South Asian Strategic Landscape. Written By A Group Of Perceptive Observers Of South Asia, This Volume Evaluates Current State Of Indo-pakistani Nuclear Deterrents, The Challenges The Two Countries Confront In Building Their Nuclear Forces, The Post-test Nuclear Doctrines Of The Two Strategic Rivals, The Implications Of Indo-pakistani Politics For Regional Cooperation, The Role Of Two Systemic Actors (usa And China) In The Region's Nuclear Politics And Critical Issues Of Confidence-building And Nuclear Arms Control. Introduction / -- Pt. I. Nuclear Deterrence And South Asia : Conceptual And Practical Dimensions. Two Decades Of Minimum Deterrence In South Asia : A Comparative Framework / Rajesh M. Basrur -- The Road From Pokhran Ii / Sumit Ganguly -- The Pakistani Nuclear Deterrent / Bhumitra Chakma -- Pt. Ii. Doctrinal Developments. India's Nuclear Doctrine : Ten Years Since The Kargil Conflict / Swaran Singh -- Pakistan's Post-test Nuclear Use Doctrine / Bhumitra Chakma -- Pt. Iii. Nuclear Politics : Extra-regional Linkages And Consequences. The China Factor In South Asian Nuclear Politics / Binoda Kumar Mishra -- South Asia's Nuclear Deterrence And The Usa / Bhumitra Chakma -- Nuclear Proliferation South Asia And Its Impact On Regional Cooperation / Nishchal Nath Pandey And Bhumitra Chakma -- Pt. Iv. Confidence-building And Nuclear Arms Control. I Had Gone To Lahore With A Message Of Goodwill But In Return We Got Kargil : The Promise And Perils Of Leaps Of Trust In India-pakistan Relations / Nicholas J. Wheeler -- Nuclear Confidence-building Measures Between India And Pakistan : Possible Alternatives / Zafar Nawaz Jaspal -- Addressing Nuclear Dangers : Confidence-building Between India, China And Pakistan / Dipankar Banerjee -- Nuclear Arms Control Challenges In South Asia / Bhumitra Chakma. Edited By Bhumitra Chakma. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.