South Asian region is generally perceived as a nuclear flashpoint in which two
rival nations, India and Pakistan, are interlocked in a dangerous and costly
arms race. Both the countries are seriously engaged in revising their plans and
developing their nuclear weapons and delivery systems. Display of offensive
force capabilities, provocative military manoeuvres, fanatic statements by
political leaders, sudden tests of advanced missile systems and large military
exercises on the borders have been common in the region. To assume that South
Asia's nuclearisation is going to promote regional stability is false, as
deterrence is not likely to work in the region. Vertical and horizontal
proliferations have increased the