India-Pakistan Crises under the Nuclear Shadow: The Role of Reassurance

This paper will examine four crises that took place between India and Pakistan, in the period in which they were declared nuclear powers. It shows that by combining threats and reassurance, Indian leaders sought to avert nuclear use, while deriving strategic and diplomatic gains from the presence of...

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Main Author: Karthika Sasikumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2019.1619229