LEADER 02843oam 2200517 c 450 001 9910966947003321 005 20251202090341.0 010 $a3-8382-7413-X 024 3 $a9783838274133 035 $a(CKB)4100000011237524 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5987012 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6335779 035 $a(ibidem)9783838274133 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011237524 100 $a20251202d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIndia-Pakistan Strategic Relations $eThe Nuclear Dilemma /$fChristoph Bluth, Uzma Mumtaz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHannover$cibidem$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (307 pages) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aIndia and Pakistan have been in a state of persistent conflict that goes back to the very creation of these states after decolonization. This conflict has resulted in several wars and continuing armed clashes. After both states became nuclear powers, one would have expected a fundamental change in the way they wage war, since it is a fundamental principle of International Relations theory that nuclear-armed states do not go to war with each other. But the situation in South Asia seems to defy this principle. India?s conventional superiority should be neutralized by Pakistan?s nuclear capability, while Pakistan?s risk-taking behavior should be reduced. But as a matter of fact, the situation has turned out quite differently: Although large-scale conventional wars have not occurred, the nuclear status seems to have encouraged conflict and risk-taking. The number of armed clashes rose. Bluth and Mumtaz scrutinize the atypical and seemingly paradoxical impact of nuclearization on the conflict between India and Pakistan, paying extra attention on the question of how stable this paradoxical strategic relationship is. They demonstrate that the dominant paradigm used in the International Relations literature is by far not adequate to explain the strategic relations between India and Pakistan and set to work on developing a more coherent explanation. A must-read for everyone interested in International Relations and conflict resolution research. 606 $aPakistan 606 $aIndien 606 $aAtomwaffen 606 $aIndia 606 $aNuclear Weapon 615 4$aPakistan 615 4$aIndien 615 4$aAtomwaffen 615 4$aIndia 615 4$aNuclear Weapon 676 $a327.5405491 700 $aBluth$b Christoph$4aut$0769646 702 $aMumtaz$b Uzma$4aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966947003321 996 $aIndia-Pakistan strategic relations$94036106 997 $aUNINA