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India's Naval Nuclearization and Pakistan's Strategic Response: Implications for South Asian Stability
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Author(s): Hammad Ahsan (University of Sargodha, Pakistan), Ashfaq Ahmed (University of Sargodha, Pakistan)and Muhammad Adil Iqbal (National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 26
Source title:
Emerging Maritime Security Strategies of Global Powers
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kiet Hoang Le (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam)and Hiep Xuan Tran (University of Science and Education, The University of Da Nang, Vietnam)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-4470-6.ch016
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Abstract
India's naval nuclearization, particularly through Arihant-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), has fundamentally altered South Asia's strategic landscape. This development disrupts traditional land-based deterrence equilibrium, compelling Pakistan to recalibrate its maritime defense posture despite fiscal and technological constraints. The chapter examines how India's sea-based nuclear capabilities exacerbate regional security dilemmas, increase crisis escalation risks, and complicate command-and-control architectures. Pakistan's response options include developing asymmetric deterrence through submarine-launched cruise missiles, implementing Anti-Access/Area Denial strategies, and strengthening naval partnerships with China. Naval nuclearization threatens regional stability through heightened miscalculation risks in opaque maritime environments while challenging global non-proliferation norms. Sustainable deterrence requires multidimensional responses combining selective modernization, doctrinal adaptation, and proactive diplomacy to prevent an unmanageable arms race.
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