About the Book
The present work is a scholarly attempt to break new grounds in the field of nuclear studies, with particular reference to South Asia. By examining dispassionately various existing approaches to the Nuclear Crisis Management (NCM) in South Asia, the author has offered an alternative psycho-cultural paradigm which has almost remained neglected in the studies undertaken so far by western and non-western scholars.
Besides analyzing (i) India’s nuclear policy; (ii) US nuclear approaches in South Asia; (iii) Chinese role in nuclear policies of India and Pakistan, as a critical variable in the regional peace, security and stability; (iv) CBMs and nuclear restraint; and (v) nuclear future in South Asia, he examines the horrendous consequences of nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan in the absence of a coherent and precise nuclear doctrine as well as proper training in the use and control of such weapons.
About the Author / Editor
B.M. Jain, a well known specialist in South Asian defence, security and foreign affairs, is UGC Research Scientist, South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Besides many books, he has written dozens of research articles for various national and international journals and papers. He has also been editing a widely acclaimed research periodical—Indian Journal of Asian Affairs—since 1988.
