| Description |
1 online resource (39 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Strategic competition in South Asia -- India's defense budget -- Pakistan's defense budget -- Defense spending and nuclear weapons in South Asia -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"The strategic competition between India and Pakistan is evolving, with India outpacing Pakistan in conventional capabilities while Pakistan seeks to compete with nuclear capabilities. India's economy is eight times larger than Pakistan's, and may be 15 times larger in 2030. Absent reconciliation between India and Pakistan, how each state converts economic power into military strength will reflect longstanding grievances. India's advantages are diminished by an ad hoc approach to defense budget management and other constraints, but long term trends point to Indian ascendance. Pakistan cannot match India conventionally in the long term, and any attempt to do so will exhaust its economy. Responding to adverse defense spending trends with increased reliance on nuclear weapons, especially short-range weapons, may be a cost effective approach, but it is likely to diminish Pakistan's national security"--Publisher's web site |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Stimson, viewed January 11, 2017) |
| Subject |
Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures.
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Military policy.
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures
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Pakistan -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures
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India -- Military policy -- 21st century
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Pakistan -- Military policy -- 21st century
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| Subject |
India.
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Pakistan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Henry L. Stimson Center, publisher.
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