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India and Pakistan

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India and Pakistan

This group of papers provides background reading on one of the world's most troubled borders. With India and Pakistan both nuclear powers, and religious extremism, poverty, and now the U.S.-led efforts against terrorism, the subcontinent remains in flux. Maps and outside resources are included.

 

Weapons of Mass Destruction in India and Pakistan
Anthony H. Cordesman
The Center for Strategic and International Studies
This report covers the size and disposition of the two nation's WMD arsenals.

India as a World Power: Changing Washington's Myopic Policy
Victor M. Gobarev
Cato Institute
American interest in and concerns about India rose sharply after that country arried out underground nuclear tests in May 1998...

The World's Nuclear Arsenals
Ali Chaudhry and Andrew George
Center for Defense Information, July 2004
This chart delineates the makeup and size of the nuclear arsenals of the world's 8 nuclear powers. North Korea is not included.

What If Pakistan Fails? India Isn't Worried ... Yet
C. Raja Mohan
The Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004–2005
This article discusses the possibility of Pakistan becoming a failed state, and Indian reactions to its collapse.

U.S. Strategy: Assisting Pakistan's Transformation
Ashley J. Tellis
The Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004–2005
This article discusses the propects for reform in Pakistan, and US options to promote it.

The Role of Islam in Pakistan's Future
Husain Haqqani
The Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004–2005
This article details the large role Islam plays in the political culture of Pakistan, and how this will effect the nation's actions.