Nuclear testing and hostilities over Kashmir in 1999, marked a new turn in the enmity between India and Pakistan. This book outlines the strategic structure of the rivalry and the dynamic forces driving it, and investigates various possible solutions.

Introduction: South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma, Lowell Dittmer; Part I. The Political Economy of Minimal Deterrence; 1. The Political Economy of the India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff, Lawrence Saez; 2. Nuclear Crisis Stability in South Asia, Sumit Ganguly and Kent L. Biringer; 3. Military Technology, National Power, and Regional Security: The Strategic Significance of India's Nuclear, Missile, Space, and Missile Defense Forces, Dinshaw Mistry; 4. India and Pakistan: Nuclear-Related Programs and Aspirations at Sea, Rahul Roy-Chaudhury; Part II. The Power Structure of the Region; 5. Pakistan's Nuclear Testing, Hasan-Askari Rizvi; 6. Strategic Myopia: Pakistan's Nuclear Doctrine and Crisis Stability in South Asia, Timothy D. Hoyt; 7. Nuclear Weapons and the Kargil Crisis: How and What Have Pakistanis Learned?, Samina Ahmed; 8. Foe or Friend? Chinese Assessment of a Rising India after Pokhran-II, Jing-dong Yuan; 9. The Causes and Consequences of China-Pakistani Nuclear/Missile Collaboration, T.V. Paul; 10. Conclusion: On the Current Status and Future Outlook of South Asia's Security Tangle, Lowell Dittmer; About the Editor and Contributors; Index