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India, Pakistan, and Nuclear Capability

Eksandh, Carl LU (2025) STVK04 20242
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The conflict between India and Pakistan is one of the world’s still running, longest and enduring rivalries, marked by both direct and indirect strategies. This thesis investigates how nuclear capability has influenced the conflict dynamics between these two neighboring states. Using theories such as Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) and the Stability-Instability Paradox (SIP). Arguments that nuclearization may have transformed the nature of the conflict are lifted along other. According to some, the introduction of nuclear weapons to the conflict should have reduced the likelihood of large-scale wars, it has potentially simultaneously improved the risk of proxy conflict.
Using a comparative approach based on most-similar design, an... (More)
The conflict between India and Pakistan is one of the world’s still running, longest and enduring rivalries, marked by both direct and indirect strategies. This thesis investigates how nuclear capability has influenced the conflict dynamics between these two neighboring states. Using theories such as Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) and the Stability-Instability Paradox (SIP). Arguments that nuclearization may have transformed the nature of the conflict are lifted along other. According to some, the introduction of nuclear weapons to the conflict should have reduced the likelihood of large-scale wars, it has potentially simultaneously improved the risk of proxy conflict.
Using a comparative approach based on most-similar design, an analysis of the periods before and after nuclearization to try and isolate the impact of the nuclear weapons. The analysis is based in qualitative content from historical accounts and theoretical literature, focusing on how nuclear deterrence has shaped strategic calculations and conflict behavior. (Less)
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author
Eksandh, Carl LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Nuclear Weapons Effect on Conflicts Between Neighboring States
course
STVK04 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
India-Pakistan conflict, nuclear weapons, deterrence, stability-instability paradox (SIP), Mutual assured destruction (MAD), proxy conflict
language
English
id
9179463
date added to LUP
2025-03-04 12:54:04
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2025-03-04 12:54:04
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  abstract     = {{The conflict between India and Pakistan is one of the world’s still running, longest and enduring rivalries, marked by both direct and indirect strategies. This thesis investigates how nuclear capability has influenced the conflict dynamics between these two neighboring states. Using theories such as Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) and the Stability-Instability Paradox (SIP). Arguments that nuclearization may have transformed the nature of the conflict are lifted along other. According to some, the introduction of nuclear weapons to the conflict should have reduced the likelihood of large-scale wars, it has potentially simultaneously improved the risk of proxy conflict. 
Using a comparative approach based on most-similar design, an analysis of the periods before and after nuclearization to try and isolate the impact of the nuclear weapons. The analysis is based in qualitative content from historical accounts and theoretical literature, focusing on how nuclear deterrence has shaped strategic calculations and conflict behavior.}},
  author       = {{Eksandh, Carl}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{India, Pakistan, and Nuclear Capability}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}