| ID | 157762 |
| Title Proper | India–Pakistan limited war and lopsided deterrence |
| Other Title Information | a perspective |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Khan, Zulfqar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The paper analyzes India–Pakistan’s lopsided nuclear deterrence and military
strategies. India plans to deliberately escalate a limited war against Pakistan.
Pakistan is determined to neutralize India’s schema on different planes, a limited
conventional, limited nuclear to strategic nuclear wars. It is destabilizing and
complicating South Asia’s nuclear deterrence matrix. Pakistan’s threshold has
depleted due to its “two-frontal” security dilemma. It has considerably increased
Pakistan’s reliance on nuclear weapons. It is deduced that, India–Pakistan’s
inflexible and egocentric cultural mooring is inhibiting them from stepping back
from perilous military strategies, which can trigger miscalculations, enhance
misperceptions, or may lead to the outbreak of accidental/inadvertent limited
conventional or nuclear war. Both countries need to recognize the imperative of a
stable nuclear deterrence and peaceful coexistence instead of crafting unpredictable
and dangerous strategies. The shared risks of nuclear catastrophe should motivate
them to pursue rational and realistic policies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Korean Journal of Defence Analysis Vol. 30, No.1; Mar 2018: p.135－152 |
| Journal Source | Korean Journal of Defence Analysis Vol: 30 No 1 |
| Key Words | Nuclear ; War ; Security ; Power ; Limited War ; Strategy ; India–Pakistan |