March 25, 2021 – March 26, 2021
This round table discusses the following pertinent questions:
- How has the nuclear balance in Southern Asia shifted? What will be the possible implications of worsening India-China relations on the India-Pak dyad?
- Will India’s No-First Use policy, outlined in its doctrine published in 2003, continue to hold?
- Since India’s doctrine authorises a nuclear second strike in response to a nuclear attack against its forces anywhere, regardless of territory, is there a possibility of a formalised Indian nuclear umbrella extended over nations neighbouring China or India?
- How do the anti-ballistic missile systems being developed in India, and the existing systems in China, affect the nuclear deterrence scenario in South Asia?
- How have advanced technologies influenced both the nuclear and conventional spheres in the Southern Asian region?
- To what extent are nuclear weapons systems in these three nations secure from cyber threats?
- Could China’s strategic relationship with Pakistan result in the former aiding the latter build or procure an SSBN?
- How distant are the prospects of arms control negotiations or disarmament arrangements between India, Pakistan and China?
