Response to Dr. Quinlan’s Critique Dr. Quinlan and I are in fundamental agreement on the validity of nuclear deterrence as a national security strategy because the possibility of nuclear use cannot be ruled out. Where... Rajesh M. Basrur | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Kargil War: Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Ten years later, the Kargil War still arouses deep emotions turning around Pakistan's gross perfidy, an intelligence failure, great heroism, military improvisation and innovation, a national upsurge, a most open... B. G. Verghese | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Reflections on the Kargil War The Kargil conflict can be categorized as a 'limited war'. It was initiated by Pakistan to achieve mixed military and political objectives, but made important misjudgments that doomed the enterprise... P. R. Chari | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India as a Nuclear-Capable Rising Power in a Multipolar and Non-Polar World The two global trends of multipolarity (rising powers) and non-polarity (failing states) are strongly present in the South Asian geopolitical context. India's competitive-cooperative relationship with China is clearly part of... Michael Kraig | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Toward Nuclear Stability in South Asia Contrary to the arguments of proliferation pessimists, this article contends that the overt nuclearization of South Asia has contributed to stability in the region. To that end this article carefully... Prof. Sumit Ganguly | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
South Asia’s Unstable Nuclear Decade The tenth anniversary of India and Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests enables scholars to revisit the issue of South Asian proliferation with a decade of hindsight. I argue that nuclear weapons... S. Paul Kapur | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Critical Analysis Although the broad contours of India's nuclear doctrine were announced within the days of May 1998 nuclear tests, the formal doctrine was made public only five years later. This article... Rahul Roy Chaudhury | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Prospects for Nuclear Risk Reduction in Southern Asia The earliest years of offsetting nuclear weapon capabilities between rivals can be the most harrowing. India and Pakistan have certainly followed this pattern. But over time, rivals can moderate their... Michael Krepon | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan’s Approach to Kashmir Since the Lahore Agreement:Is There Any Change? In Lahore, in 1999, Pakistan dropped its 'Kashmir first' approach and agreed to discuss it with India along with other issues. Later, under Musharraf, there was an offer to move... Ashok K. Behuria | May 2009 | Strategic Analysis
