India, China, and the Battle of Perceptions in the Indo-Pacific
As the concept of the Indo-Pacific region (IOR) begins to gain traction in the United States and elsewhere, China and India are being increasingly juxtaposed […]
Should Sri Lanka Form a Single-State Nuclear Weapon Free Zone?
Policy discussions on South Asian nuclear issues are usually dominated by recommendations for nuclear risk reduction and crisis management between India and Pakistan. By contrast, […]
بھارت کی بحری نیوکلرائزیشن :بحرانی استحکام پر اثرات
بین الاقوامی بڑی طاقتیں بحرِ ہند میں تزویراتی برتری حاصل کرنے کےلئے کئی سالوں سے جوہری آبدوزیں بھیج رہی ہیں۔ حال ہی میں بحرِ ہند […]
Pakistan’s Naval Nuclear Ambitions: Concerns and Challenges
On March 29, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a press release that Pakistan had conducted another test of the Babur-3 nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise […]
SAV Review: Islamabad’s Sea-based Nuclear Gambit
The nuclearization of India and Pakistan since 1998 has dramatically altered the security dynamics of South Asia. Despite measures taken by both countries to strengthen […]
Troubled Water: India’s History with the Indian Ocean Zone of Peace
In April 2016, India took a significant step towards completing its nuclear triad with the test of its K-4 intermediate-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from […]
Deterrence by Design: Sino-Pak Strategic Cooperation in Gwadar
F.S. Aijazuddin in his excellent book on Pakistan’s role in 1971 U.S.- Chinese rapprochement wrote that “Pakistanis love China for what it can do for […]
Point, Counter-Point: To Sea or not to Sea – a Nuclear Triad in South Asia
Point, Counter-Point: Sea-based deterrence Earlier in this series: Troublesome Trajectories for Minimalist Strategy … STABILIZING* (T&C Apply) Sea-based nuclear deterrent – a strategic stabilizer? “Diversification is […]
Point, Counter-Point: Sea-based nuclear deterrent – a strategic stabilizer?
Point, Counter-Point: Sea-based deterrence Earlier in this series: Troublesome Trajectories for Minimalist Strategy … STABILIZING* (T&C Apply) *** In the next decade, South Asia will emerge […]
Point, Counter-Point: … STABILIZING* (T&C Apply)
Point, Counter-Point: Sea-based deterrence Earlier in this series: Troublesome Trajectories for Minimalist Strategy *** Ever since 1998, India and Pakistan have been in the process of […]