During hostilities, unified authority is critical.
Theft Is Not the Only Threat Militants Pose to Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons
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India
India’s Gambit in the Central Asian Abyss
Central Asia has increasingly dazzled players from near and far, once they’ve grasped its worth as a crucial source of energy — oil, gas, and hydroelectric power.
The Folly of Mindless Science
In 2000, I traveled to India, invited to speak at the organizing meeting of the Indian Coalition for Nuclear and Disarmament and Peace. About 600 organizations, including some 80 from Pakistan gathered in New Delhi to strategize for nuclear disarmament. India had quietly acquired the bomb and performed one nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974 but it was in 1998 that all hell broke out, with India exploding five underground tests, swiftly followed by six in Pakistan.
Afghanistan Dominates Latest U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
United States-India cooperation continues to move beyond the economic and scientific to the military.
India’s Need for Iran’s Oil a Sticking Point for U.S. and Its Sanctions Regime
The third U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue next month will deal with contentious issues such as protectionism and sanctions.
Does India Face East or West?
Since the Cold War, India and the United States composed a mutual admiration society.
U.S., India at Odds Over Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration’s attempts to punish Iran for its nuclear activities have had the unintended effect of causing strains in the US-India relationship.
Did the “Godfather” of Pakistan’s Nuclear-Weapons Program Aid India’s, Too?
Strange as it seems, the “godfather” of Pakistan’s nuclear-weapons program may have sold nuclear know-how and technology to India.
Will Pakistan Counter India’s “Water Bomb” With a Nuclear Bomb?
Pakistan is apprehensive that dams India is building will threaten the flow of the Indus through Pakistan.
Reorienting U.S. Security Strategy in South Asia
Positive movement in the India-Pakistan relationship would go a long way to stabilizing the region. Although transnational terrorism remains a serious concern, it does not carry the same existential threat as does the risk of a regional nuclear war. Reducing Indian-Pakistani tensions will alleviate the need for Pakistan to continue its support for terrorist proxies and bring their national security interests more in line with those of the United States. Movement on this underlying issue will have a positive impact on many other regional concerns and help bring to an end the chronic instability that has plagued the region for the past 50 years.