India, Pakistan, and the Bomb : Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia /
Šumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur.
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2010.
- x, 132 p. ; 22 cm.
- Contemporary Asia in the world .
- Contemporary Asia in the world. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of Indo-Pakistani conflict -- Competing arguments about South Asian proliferation -- South Asia's nuclear past -- South Asia's nuclear present and future -- Three points of agreement.
"In May 1998, India and Pakistan put to rest years of speculation about whether they possessed nuclear technology and openly tested their weapons. Some believed nuclearization would stabilize South Asia; others prophesized disaster. Authors of two of the most comprehensive books on South Asia's new nuclear era, Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur, offer competing theories on the transformation of the region and what these patterns mean for the world's next proliferators." "With these two major interpretations, Ganguly and Kapur tackle all sides of an urgent issue that has profound regional and global consequences. Sure to spark discussion and debate, India, Pakistan, and the Bomb thoroughly maps the potential impact of nuclear proliferation."--BOOK JACKET.