{"product_id":"the-politics-of-nuclear-weapons-in-south-asia-9781138248830","title":"The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bhumitra Chakma\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - Nuclear Warfare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important and critical re-evaluation of South Asia's post-tests nuclear politics, in contrast to 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 India and Pakistan utilise them for politico-strategic purposes in an extremely complex and competitive South Asian strategic landscape. Written by a group of perceptive observers of South Asia, this volume evaluates the current state of Indo-Pakistani nuclear deterrents, the challenges that the two countries confront in building their nuclear forces, the post-test nuclear doctrines of the two strategic rivals, the implications of Indo-Pakistani politics for regional cooperation, the role of two systemic actors (USA and China) in the region's nuclear politics and the critical issues of confidence-building and nuclear arms control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237726544023,"sku":"9781138248830","price":5245.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138248830.webp?v=1769217420","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-politics-of-nuclear-weapons-in-south-asia-9781138248830","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}