Dr. Naeem Salik (ed.), India’s Habituation with the Bomb: Nuclear Learning in South Asia

Abstract

It is a matter of satisfaction that Pakistani scholars have produced ample well-researched, documented and well-argued literature on the evolution of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, its dynamics and different aspects, including the dimension of deterrence and security in the form of books, monographs and articles. Most of this work engages with Western academic discourses on dimensions of nuclear weapons and security. Some Pakistani analysts have dealt with India’s nuclear programme, its origins and how it evolved over time, its doctrine and relevance to the security issues in South Asia. Some of them compared the factors and considerations shaping the nuclear weapons programmes of India and Pakistan as well as dealt with the propaganda against Pakistan’s nuclear programme by Western, Indian and Israeli writers.