Impact of SRBMs on Deterrence Stability in South Asia

Nuclear weapons play a pivotal role in overall military strategy of Pakistan. The presence of convenonal asymmetry between India and Pakistan along with India's Cold Start Doctrine, have urged Pakistan to increase its reliance on nuclear weapons. This nuclear posture has helped Pakistan in achieving sufficient deterrence against India and has restored the strategic stability in the region. However the future of regional polics is highly dependent upon India's disposion and whether it will connue to embark upon integraon of its TNW into Cold Start Doctrine, in which case this could smulate a nuclear engagement with serious consequences for the region