Summary India, which had been created as a civic polity, initially sought to hold on to this Muslim-majority state to demonstrate its secular credentials. Pakistan,…
Country or Region: India
Summary In this edited book, leading scholars and analysts trace the origins, evolution and the current state of Indo-US strategic cooperation. During the Cold War,…
From the publisher: There are about 22,000 nuclear warheads in the world today. Reducing that number—eventually to zero—is a major element of U.S. President Barack Obama’s…
Summary This book examines Indian foreign policy and security relations in its eastern regional neighbourhood. Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia conducts an in-depth…
Summary This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate out of Pakistan, and…
Abstract With September 11, terrorism has come to dominate the security concerns of nation-states, especially in Asia, affecting both inter- and intra-regional relations significantly. Though…
From the publisher: Even as the BRICS member states come to terms with a rising China and even if they get their economic act together, the…
Summary This edited volume explores competing perspectives on the impact of nuclear weapons proliferation on the South Asian security environment. The spread of nuclear weapons…
Summary This new volume explores what the acquisition of nuclear weapons means for the life of a protracted conflict. The book argues that the significance…
Publisher’s Note The January 2013 clash in Kashmir emphasizes the need for a radical new approach: the United States should take the lead in changing…
Summary This book examines the Indian nuclear policy, doctrine, strategy and posture, clarifying the elastic concept of credible minimum deterrence at the center of the…
Summary This book is a ground-breaking analysis of the India-Pakistan nuclear confrontation as a form of ‘cold war’ – that is, a hostile relationship between…
Summary Nuclear energy is one of the most contentious areas of India’s technology policy today. This book contains state-of-the-art discussions, by top experts, of a…
Summary Nuclear power is often characterized as a “green technology.” Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of…
From the publisher: Five prevailing myths about India’s nuclear posture should be dispelled, exposing its posture as no longer as minimalist as the conventional wisdom…
