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    • Nuclear Weapons and India-Pakistan Relations: A Complementary Comment

    Nuclear weapons deter by the possibility of their use, and in no other way. Although US and Soviet arsenals became grotesquely excessive in both numbers and diversity in the late 1960s, by the later 1908s there had been very extensive reductions in both numbers and types. NATO's collective doctrine had accepted that the only sen-sible role for its nuclear weapons was for war-termination. Western governments had increasingly accepted the idea of sufficiency, recognizing that notions of nuclear supe-riority were vacuous.

    Michael Quinlan
    May 2009

    Nuclear Weapons and India–Pakistan Relations

    India-Pakistan relations are best understood as an example of nuclear rivalry, in which nuclear weapons both exacerbate and limit hostility. In all such relationships, the minimal possession of nuclear weapons suffices to deter. Both India and Pakistan have adopted a minimalist posture, yet their strategic thinking tends to be inconsistent, which makes them vulnerable to needless expansion. This essay points to the conceptual basis for an optimal doctrine.

    Rajesh M. Basrur
    May 2009

    Pakistan’s Strategic Thinking

    Event: 
    Fellows' Seminar
    Sumita Kumar
    February 27, 2009
    Time: 
    1030 to 1300 hrs

    Rethinking Strategic Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

    Event: 
    Fellows' Seminar
    Ali Ahmed
    February 20, 2009
    Time: 
    1030 to 1300 hrs

    Pakistan’s Water Wars with India?

    In a surprise move, Pakistan has once gain spawned the water issue on a political fast-track against India.

    P. Stobdan
    February 13, 2009

    Defence Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

    Event: 
    Round Table
    February 12, 2009

    Indus Water Treaty: Zardari ups the ante on Water Issues

    In an article published by Washington Post on January 28, 2009, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari hinted that Pakistan regards water as a major issue in bilateral relations with India. The article, titled “Partnering with Pakistan,” was a plea to US President Obama to continue to recognize Pakistan’s role in the US’ war on terrorism and regional stability. But Zardari did not miss the opportunity to make a mention of the water. He wrote:

    Arvind Gupta
    January 30, 2009

    Imperative of Exercising Control over the ISI

    The deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai is set to derail India-Pakistan bilateral relations. With all the evidence pointing towards Pakistan, it has become difficult to advocate that India must go ahead with the composite dialogue. The Indian government is understandably frustrated with Pakistan’s reluctance and/or inability to act against radical groups within its territory. In spite of repeated Pakistani assurances, radical groups are still operating openly in Pakistan, raising funds for jihad, and imparting armed training to jihadists.

    Smruti S. Pattanaik
    December 11, 2008

    The Post 26/11 Regional Strategic Predicament

    Evidence gathered in the aftermath of by far the most deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai indicates conclusively that the attack was planned by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba. The attack on Mumbai was executed by a well trained and indoctrinated suicide squad comprising of ten Pakistani terrorists. This testifies to the long gestation planning and preparation that can only have been made possible by the resources of a well established terrorist organization. The recruitment was from Punjab, training was in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and maritime training was conducted in Karachi.

    Ali Ahmed
    December 03, 2008

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