How dangerous has the nuclear arms race in South Asia been between China, India and Pakistan?
The nuclear arms race in South Asia has largely avoided political discourse in the West. The protracted demise of the Soviet Union deflected attention away from geo political strategies taking place in South Asia towards the end of the twentieth century with the result that a very precarious position has since prevailed in the region whereby three powers each have the mutually assured power to destroy one another. For just a single international power to have such destruction within their military capabilities is dangerous enough: for three rival powers to be equipped in such a manner is deeply concerning for the broader world order. However, as shall be shown, the issue of nuclear arms is impossible to divorce from the greater question relating to political models and military tradition. It is, for instance, an inherently different affair for democratic nations such as the USA, France and Britain to harbour nuclear capabilities than it is for an authoritarian regime, as Sunil Khilnani
