26 October, 2012

Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and Restraint Regime in South Asia : RCSS Policy Studies 25


Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and Restraint Regime in South Asia : RCSS Policy Studies 25

By- Zafar Nawaz Jaspal


The stockpiles of nuclear fissile material in India and Pakistan continue to mount. Both countries are committed to strengthening their missile programmes. The defence strategies of both India and Pakistan—together with the problems posed by the unresolved Kashmir dispute, deep animosity and distrust between them—make South Asia a conflict-prone region. The nuclear deterrence versus non-proliferation debate does not mitigate the situation in the ongoing strategic competition between Indian and Pakistan. Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and a Nuclear Restraint Regime in South Asia between India and Pakistan are practicable solutions of limiting the use of a nuclear conflict in the region. Both states have already signed some agreements, such as non-attack on each other’s nuclear installations. But new nuclear-related arrangements which may prove more effective in promoting trust are imperative, while leaving the nuclear deterrence of both states intact.

This book examines the prospects of ‘Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and a Restraint Regime in South Asia’ which would minimize the risks of accidental, unauthorized, or inadvertent use of Indian and/or Pakistani nuclear weapons. It recommends effective barriers against the danger of loose nukes and facility-related problems. Furthermore, the book explains the nuclear perils in the South Asian strategic environment, along with possible solutions for viable nuclear risk reduction measures and a nuclear restraint regime in South Asia.


Zafar Nawaz Jaspal is Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, where he teaches Strategic Studies, Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nuclear Proliferation. He is also visiting faculty at the Foreign Services Academy, Islamabad. Previously, Mr Jaspal was Research Fellow, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, and at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute. He has contributed chapters to books and published a number of journal articles on security issues in leading research journals in Pakistan and abroad. He research interests include the proliferation of nuclear weapons and missile systems (particularly in South Asia), strategic implications of ballistic missile defence systems, and arms control/ disarmament.






ISBN  978-81-7304-569-1   2004   114p.   Rs.240/Pounds 12.99

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No Strings Attached: India’s Policies and Foreign Aid 1947-1966


No Strings Attached: India’s Policies and Foreign Aid 1947-1966

By- Gilles Boquérat


India made non-alignment the cornerstone of its foreign policy and opted for a self-reliant model of development whereby external financing was meant to play a marginal role. This uncompromising political credo, which resisted foreign interference, however, had to face harsh economic realities leading to a growing recourse to foreign aid, as well as to military assistance when threats to security began to escalate in the region. This book discusses the repercussions on India’s policies that the dependence on foreign aid might have had at the behest of a donor state. It also focuses on the factors that have motivated the United States and the Soviet Union in their aid policy to a country whose geo-strategic importance and whose human and natural resources constituted an important component of the Cold War. It also considers the reactions that these motivations gave rise to in India. This study relies extensively upon primary sources, offering a first hand insight into the decision-making process, with archival material drawn from American, British and French diplomatic records.


Gilles Boquérat holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Sorbonne. He is currently Head of Department of International Relations at the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi. He is also a member of the Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud (Centre for Indian and South Asian Studies), Paris. Dr. Boquérat has published a number of articles on India’s foreign policy in international journals as well as edited volumes. He is the co-editor of India in the Mirror of Foreign Diplomatic Archives (Manohar, 2003).



ISBN  81-7304-513-5   2003   432p.   Rs.895/Pounds 60

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