(Ramesh Thakur is director of the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Australian National University. The article is based on a paper presented at the “Arms Control and Strategic Stability” conference in Beijing, August 8–9.)

Keywords: Indian Navy, diplomatic relations, India-Pakistan war, Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty, Conference on Disarmament, INS Arihant, INS Sindhurakshak, nuclear weapons

 

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Professor Ramesh Thakur

Editor-in-Chief, Global Governance

Co-Editor, The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy

Director, Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

Crawford School of Public Policy

Australian National University

Canberra ACT 0200

Australia