Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to embrace Pakistan in Egypt, saying dialogue is the only way forward. He renders us weak for future negotiations and ignores that Pakistan does not want peace. He should remember that if you want peace, prepare for war.
India cannot depend on US pressure alone to alter Pakistan’s track record of harboring terrorists. Faced with repeated failures to contain Pakistan, what is India to do?
Mumbai is a wake up call that offers valuable lessons on managing anti-terror operations. Before we look at “external elements,” the first step to be taken with resolve is to set our own house in order.
India celebrates its muslim authors; Pakistan relegates its to misery. India sends a probe to the moon; Pakistan goes to the IMF for a rescue. The Kashmiri separatists protest – but take their right to do so for granted. By doing so they do themselves and their people no favors.
How can the international community mitigate the risk of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan, without legitimizing their weapons? Kai presents a concluding analysis on the dynamics of nuclear deterrence in South Asia.
A basic assumption of nuclear deterrence is that through mutually assured destruction, nuclear weapons prevent war. But do the characteristics that made deterrence successful during the Cold War, apply to South Asia? In the first of a two part series, Kai evaluates how nuclear deterrence may play in the enduring Indo-Pak theater.