Nuclear disarmament [electronic resource] : regional perspectives on progress / edited by P.M. Kamath.

Includes index.

India and nuclear disarmament : an analysis / P.S. Jayaramu -- Contours of disarmament with special relevance to India / S. Ram Mohan -- Linkage between disarmament and human and global security / B.N. Mehrish -- India's double jeopardy : nuclear threats and violent asymmetric conflict: issues and dilemmas in a turbulent region / W. Lawrence, S. Prabhakar -- Indian nuclear doctrine : arming to disarm / P.M. Kamath -- Nuclear disarmament : Russia's perspectives and initiatives / R.G. Gidadhubli, Sanjay Deshpande -- Russia's policy toward nuclear disarmament : a theoretical framework / Raj Kumar Kothari -- Development and disarmament : the case of Europe and Russia / Mohanan B. Pillai, Dharitri Parija -- CTBT or complete abolition of nuclear weapons (CANWE) : which is the need of the time? / K.C. Sreekumar -- Global nuclear disarmament : a myth or a super myth / Rajiv Nayan -- Israel's nuclear posture and its position on arms control and disarmament / Yair Evron -- The position of France and the European Union on nuclear disarmament / Claude Arpi -- The new start treaty : perspectives and prospects / Sanjeev Bhadauria -- Mass media and global security : the path towards nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament / Nidhi Shendurnikar Tere -- Nuclear disarmament : global compulsions and Indian efforts / S.K. Behera.

This volume presents a range of views on the current state of global nuclear disarmament from eminent scholars from India, Israel and France. Chapters present and analyse the relationships between India, Pakistan and the USA, Russia and the USA, the position of the EU and of Israel. The perspectives presented range from optimism to pessimism on global nuclear disarmament and consequences for human security.

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