India's Evolving Deterrent Force Posturing in South Asia: Temptation for Pre-emptive Strikes, Power Projection, and Escalation Dominance

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Significance of the Study: What New Concepts does this Volume Talk About? -- Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2: Theorizing the Essentials of Nuclear Revolution in South Asia -- Introduction -- The Transformation of Leaderships' Behaviour and Beliefs -- Nobody's Military and Nuclear Victory -- The Illogic of Nuclear Strategy -- The Illogic of Nuclear Superiority -- Escalation through Entanglement -- Cooperation for Mutual Restraint -- Extension of Nuclear Peace -- Revisiting the Meaning of Nuclear Revolution in South Asia: Does any South Asian Nuclear Strategy Matter? -- South Asian Competing Military Strategies: What does Nuclear Revolution Teach the South Asian Rivals? -- Escalation through Entanglement: Can Effective Countermeasures Create Vulnerabilities in South Asia? -- Risk of a Limited War through Entanglement: Can the Theory of Nuclear Revolution Guide Us? -- Chapter 3: Geostrategic Environment of South Asian Region -- Introduction: The Regional Security Environment -- South Asian Stability Paradox -- Divergent Military Doctrines of India and Pakistan -- The Transforming Geostrategic Landscape -- Iranian Nuclear Dilemma and Regional Security -- Indian Escalation Dominance Quest -- Indo-US Strategic Cooperation -- Contemporary Deterrence -- Indian Doctrinal and Escalation Patterns-From Deterrence to Pre-emption -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: India's Maritime Strategic Outreach in the Indian Ocean Region: Power Projection and Escalation Dominance -- Introduction -- Geopolitics of the IOR -- Indian Naval Capability -- Maritime Dynamics -- Maritime Power in Twenty-First-Century Geopolitics -- Indian Maritime Capability -- Emerging Strategic Competition and India -- Indian Strategic Mooring, Maritime Capability, and Strategy for the IOR.