Indian Tactical-Short Range Missiles, Fragile Nuclear Doctrine and Doctrinal Crisis Triggers Crisis and Strategic Instability in South Asia Dr
Pakistan Social Sciences Review P-ISSN 2664-0422 June 2019, Vol. 3, No.1 [265-277] O-ISSN 2664-0430 RESEARCH PAPER Indian Tactical-Short Range Missiles, Fragile Nuclear Doctrine and Doctrinal Crisis Triggers Crisis and Strategic Instability in South Asia Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed 1 Muhammad Rameez Mohsin2 Ishaq Ahmad 3 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan 2. Lecturer, Department of Social Work, University of Sargodha, Sub-Campus Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan 3. Lecturer, Department of Social Work, University of Sargodha, Sub-Campus Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan PAPER INFO ABSTRACT Received: Fascist regime of India is pouring billions of dollars in military Feb 28, 2019 modernization and to procure modern weapons system. Accepted: Continuous military modernization is endangering regional June 24, 2019 peace and stability. Paper carefully calibrates Indian missile Online: developments with fraught doctrinal changes. Central objective June 30, 2019 of this paper is “crisis within Indian fragile nuclear doctrine Keywords: motivates Indian leaders to pave the way for spiral of crisis TNWs, besides authorize preemptive military strikes against Pakistan. Cold War, Fragile nature of Indian nuclear doctrine is resulting in crisis Nuclear, instability and endangering strategic stability.” Paper rejects the notion that guardians of Pakistan nuclear weapons will use Balakot Crisis, nuclear weapons. It is clear that Indian politico-military leaders Doctrine are complicating decision making process. It will inevitably Corresponding confront decision making challenges during crisis and in the Author: midst of war resulting in deterrence breakdown. It rejects the preexistent notion that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program is fastest growing.
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