South Asia

If a regional nuclear war were to break out anywhere, most experts think that it is most likely to happen in India and Pakistan. Such a conflict would have dire consequences in loss of life, food insecurity and direct deaths from the bombs themselves. Following is analysis and opinion from Ploughshares Fund staff, grantees and guests on the ongoing struggle to deal with nuclear weapons in South Asia.

  • 3 Reasons We Still Need to Roll Back the Tide of Nuclear Weapons

    As the P5+1 negotiations with Iran continue, there are grounds for optimism that an agreement can be reached by the July 20th deadline. A deal would be a significant achievement in the ongoing battle against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. But this raises the question: what...

    July 2, 2014 - By Eric Sutphin

  • Zia Mian Receives Linus Pauling Legacy Award

    Ploughshares Fund extends its most heartfelt congratulations to Zia Mian of Princeton University on receiving the 2014 Linus Pauling Legacy Award. 

    December 10, 2013 - By Paul Carroll

  • Reclaiming PATA in Pakistan

    Within Pakistan, extremism threatens the stability of the country and the security of their nuclear weapons. The Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) remain particularly volatile. Crisis Group, a Ploughshares Fund grantee, recently released a report, Pakistan: Countering Militancy in PATA, outlining a series of reforms national and provincial leaders can take to curb extremism and reclaim political space ceded to the military.

    February 26, 2013 - By Jessica Sleight

  • Syria’s Chemical Weapons – Foreshadowing a Nuclear Scenario?

    With the real possibility of Syria’s use of chemical weapons and the security of their stockpiles in question, the comparison to a nuclear scenario is not hard to imagine.

    December 18, 2012 - By Jessica Sleight

  • Under the Radar: Nuclear Expansion in South Asia

    As the threat of a nuclear Iran dominates the nonproliferation arena, India and Pakistan are quietly, but significantly, expanding their nuclear weapons arsenals.

    August 13, 2012 - By Leah Fae Cochran

  • A billion people at risk?

    The following is a guest post from Ashish Sinha, Program Manager at Physicians for Social Responsibility.

    In recent weeks, nuclear-capable missile tests by North Korea, India, and Pakistan have reminded all of us why national security experts continue to feel South Asia and the Korean Peninsula represent among the highest risks to international peace and stability.

    May 8, 2012 - By admin

  • Moving Forward in South Asia

    Three weeks ago, deadly bombings in Mumbai took 24 lives. With anger and suspicion high, India vowed to find the terrorists responsible. Any chance for diplomacy with Pakistan, their historically unwelcome neighbor, seemed diminished.

    August 2, 2011 - By Megan Murphy

  • Improving Nuclear Confidence Between India and Pakistan

    The largely positive recent meeting between Pakistan and India’s foreign ministers marks an uptick in bilateral relations, but the two countries

    July 29, 2011 - By Rizwan Ladha

  • Time For a New Conversation With Pakistan

    July 12, 2011 - By Rizwan Ladha

  • An Insecure and Reluctant Partner

    June 24, 2011 - By Rizwan Ladha