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The India-Pakistan Confrontation. The Dangers of Nuclear Conflict in South Asia?

The India-Pakistan Confrontation. The Dangers of Nuclear Conflict in South Asia? Foreign Policy Diary By South Front The Pakistani military strategists rely on their nuclear arsenal as a main counter-measure against a possible Indian aggression. On October 19, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Chaudhry officially confirmed that Islamabad has plans to use low-yield nuclear weapons to impede advancing Indian troops in case of a military conflict. The Pkiastan’s attitude is a response to a new Indian military doctrine, named “Cold Start”. New Delhi denies the existence of Cold Start as a concept, attributing the terminology to off-the-cuff remarks by Indian… View Article