South Asia's nuclear security dilemma : India, Pakistan, and China / Lowell Dittmer, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dittmer, Lowell.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--South Asia.

National security.

Military policy.

South Asia.

Nuclear weapons--India.

Nuclear weapons.

India.

Nuclear weapons--Pakistan.

Pakistan.

Nuclear weapons--China.

China.

South Asia--Military policy.

China--Military policy.

Physical Description:

xxi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2005]

Summary:

The nuclear test explosions in India and Pakistan in 1998, followed by the outbreak of hostilities over Kashmir in 1999, marked a frightening new turn in the ancient, bitter enmity between the two nations. Although the tension was eclipsed by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent American attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, it has not disappeared, as evidenced by the 2001 attack in the Indian Parliament by Islamic fundamentalists out of Kashmir. By 2002, these two nuclear-armed neighbors seemed to be once again on the brink of war. This book outlines the strategic structure of the rivalry and the dynamic forces driving it, and investigates various possible solutions. The expert contributors focus on the India-Pakistan rivalry, but also consider the China factor in South Asia's nuclear security dilemma. Although essentially political-strategic in its approach, the book includes coverage of opposing military arsenals and the impact of local terrorism on the delicate balance of power.

Contents:

Introduction: South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma / Lowell Dittmer vii

Part I The Political Economy of Minimal Deterrence

1 The Political Economy of the India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff / Lawrence Saez 3

2 Nuclear Crisis Stability in South Asia / Sumit Ganguly, Kent L. Biringer 29

3 Military Technology, National Power, and Regional Security: The Strategic Significance of India's Nuclear, Missile, Space, and Missile Defense Forces / Dinshaw Mistry 49

4 India and Pakistan: Nuclear-Related Programs and Aspirations at Sea / Rahul Roy-Chaudhury 73

Part II The Power Structure of the Region

5 Pakistan's Nuclear Testing / Hasan-Askari Rizvi 97

6 Strategic Myopia: Pakistan's Nuclear Doctrine and Crisis Stability in South Asia / Timothy D. Hoyt 110

7 Nuclear Weapons and the Kargil Crisis: How and What Have Pakistanis Learned? / Samina Ahmed 137

8 Foe or Friend? The Chinese Assessment of a Rising India After Pokhran-II / Jing-dong Yuan 150

9 The Causes and Consequences of China-Pakistani Nuclear/Missile Collaboration / T.V. Paul 175

10 Conclusion: On the Current Status and Future Outlook of the South Asia Nuclear Security Embroilment / Lowell Dittmer 189.

Notes:

"An east gate book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-255) and index.

ISBN:

0765614189

OCLC:

56324744