The US Naval War College Review has published my latest long article, which engages in a detailed study of the ramifications of naval nuclearization in the Indian Ocean. Drawing on the classical literature of deterrence, it argues that the shifting of India and Pakistan's nuclear deterrent from land to sea will have an adverse impact on regional stability and give birth to dangerously escalatory dynamics. Amongst the sub-themes cross-examined feature a survey of the current state of Sino-Pakistani naval cooperation, as well as an examination of the impact of a future forward deployment of Chinese nuclear submarines in the Arabian Sea.
The article can be accessed here.
