Terrorism: What should be India’s Strategy against Nuclear-Armed Pakistan?

After the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India once again confronts a problem that has persisted ever since Pakistan acquired nuclear weapons in the late 1980s.

Put simply, it is about India’s inability to deter the Pakistan army from using proxies like the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba to wage a war against India. For the Pakistan Army, nuclear weapons have provided the impunity to pursue a sub-conventional war against India. Over the last two decades, successive governments in India have tried different things to enhance deterrence against Pakistan-sponsored attacks.

Political Measures Taken by India

  • Comprehensive dialogue on all issues including Kashmir
  • Economic ....
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