Chakma, Bhumitra, ed

Summary
This is an important and critical re-evaluation of South Asia’s post-tests nuclear politics. Unlike other books, this volume emphasises the political dimension of South Asia’s nuclear weapons, explains how the bombs are used as politico-strategic assets rather than pure battlefield weapons and how they are employed by India and Pakistan in an extremely complex and competitive South Asian strategic landscape. Written by some leading scholars on South Asia, this volume evaluates the current state of Indo-Pakistani nuclear deterrents, their challenges and future directions, the post-test nuclear postures of the two strategic rivals, implications of Indo-Pakistani politics for the fight against terrorism and regional cooperation, the role of two systemic actors in the region’s nuclear politics and the critical issues of confidence-building and nuclear arms control.