Evaluating the Nuclear Taboo in India and Pakistan
In this South Asian Voices virtual roundtable Dr. Nina Tannenwald, Dr. Manpreet Sethi, and Dr. Sannia Abdullah examine the role of the nuclear taboo in […]
Category: Nuclear Weapons
Pakistan and the Evolving Debate on the Nuclear Taboo
For the 23 years since their 1998 nuclear tests, India and Pakistan have not used nuclear weapons; however, they exchanged several nuclear threats in all […]
The Nuclear Taboo & South Asia: Reviewing Nina Tannenwald’s “23 Years of Nonuse”
In her recent policy paper for the Stimson Center, Nina Tannenwald provides an insightful assessment of the nuclear taboo, or the normative inhibition against the […]
The Untapped Economic Potential of the Pakistan-Turkey Relationship
Pakistan and Turkey have always had a positive relationship—and one which has steadily improved under the leadership of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkey’s […]
The Nuclear Taboo, Deterrence, and Institutional Relationships
Waning Nuclear Taboo in South Asia In a recent Stimson Center paper, Nina Tannenwald discusses the dynamics of the “nuclear taboo”, the “normative inhibition against […]
دی ویلنگٹن ایکسپیریئنس: ایک جائزہ
کرنل ڈیوڈ او اسمتھ نے اپنی تازہ ترین کتاب ”دی ویلنگٹن ایکسپیریئنس: اے اسٹڈی آف دی ایٹی چیوڈ اینڈ ویلیوز ود ان دی انڈین آرمی“ […]
Revisiting India-Pakistan Nuclear CBMs
In May 2016, the South Asian Voices series “18 Years On: Examining the State of India-Pakistan Nuclear CBMs,” asked contributors to explore the effectiveness of […]
Does Eschewing Tactical Nuclear Weapons Continue to Make Strategic Sense for India?
In 2000, Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retired) wrote engaging piece on the question of whether India needed tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs). The erudite soldier-scholar presented valid arguments […]
Pulwama/Balakot and The Evolving Role of Third Parties in India-Pakistan Crises
Introduction India and Pakistan have witnessed multiple crises since their overt nuclearization in 1998. Although the two countries fought three major wars before their respective […]
The Wellington Experience: An Appraisal
Colonel David O. Smith has adopted a unique methodology in writing his most recent book The Wellington Experience: A Study of the Attitudes and Values […]