The India-Pakistan nuclear relationship : theories of deterrence and international relations / editor, E. Sridharan. - New Delhi : Routledge, 2007. - 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Based on presentations at conferences in New Delhi, 2002-2006; results of International Relations Theory and South Asia (Project).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Subcontinental perspectives on deterrence theory, international relations theory and South Asia / E. Sridharan -- International relations theory and the India-Pakistan conflict / E. Sridharan -- Conceptualizing nuclear deterrence: Pakistan's posture / Rasul Bakhsh Rais -- South Asia: the irrelevance of classical nuclear deterrence theory / Bharat Karnad -- International relations theory and minimum deterrence / Rajesh M. Basrur -- Deterrence and nuclear use: doctrines in South Asia / Rifaat Hussain -- The stability-instability paradox: a less than perfect explanation / Varun Sahni -- Operation Vijay and Ooperation Parakram: the voctory of theory? / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu -- Theories of deterrence and nuclear deterrence in the subcontinent / Arvind Kumar -- The threat of unintended use of nuclear weapons in South Asia / Rajesh Rajagopalan -- The China factor in South Asia's nuclear deterrence / Swaran Singh.

Contributed articles presented earlier at two conferences.

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