Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia

P.R. Chari, Sonika Gupta, Arpit Rajain

ISBN 10: 8173045208 / ISBN 13: 9788173045202

Verlag: Manohar, 2003

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ISBN:9788173045202.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2316701

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia
• Verlag: Manohar
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 8173045208
• ISBN-13: 9788173045202
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

India's and Pakistan's reciprocal nuclear tests in 1998 irrevocably altered the strategic situation in Southern Asia and sparked off a global debate on nuclear weapons, arms control and nuclear deterrence. The trilateral nature of the nuclear adversarial relation in the region, comprising the security concerns of China, India and Pakistan, presents a challenge to existing theories and practices of nuclear deterrence premised on dyadic structures. The security situation on the Indo-Pak border and its linkages with cross border terrorism has serious implications for nuclear deterrence in the region. The Kargil War, a conventional war fought under the nuclear shadow, has thrown up new challenges for Southern Asian nuclear stability. This volume discusses different aspects of nuclear weapons including doctrinal issues, nuclear confidence building, terrorism and its linkages with nuclear deterrence, and nuclear safety within the context of Southern Asia. The book taps into the vast experience of senior defence personnel involved in preparing India's draft nuclear doctrine and senior policy and strategic analysts in the country to present a comprehensive debate on nuclear stability in the region. Published in association with Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies, Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sonika Gupta is Research Officer at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and a doctoral student at the Chinese Studies division, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her publications include several newspaper and website articles on Chinese foreign policy and she has co-edited Human Security in South Asia (2003).