The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

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Contents: Preface Introduction, Bhumitra Chakma Part 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. Part II Doctrinal Developments: India's nuclear doctrine: 10 years since the Kargil conflict, Swaran Singh Pakistan's post-test nuclear use doctrine, Bhumitra Chakma. Part 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 in South Asia and its impact on regional cooperation, Nishchal Nath Pandey and Bhumitra Chakma. Part 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 Bibliography Index.