RAMIFICATIONS OF INDIA’S NAVAL BUILD-UP IN NUCLEAR REALMS

Gulshan  Bibi; Brice Tseen Fu  Lee

doi:10.54690/margallapapers.27.2.171

Authors

Gulshan Bibi of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Brice Tseen Fu Lee Fudan University, School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) and Senior Researcher, Universidad del Desarrollo, Faculty of Government, Santiago, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54690/margallapapers.27.2.171

Keywords:

Indian Ocean Region, Arms Race, Nuclearization, BRI, Strategic Stability, Implications

Abstract

The naval build-up of India in contemporary times reflects its major power ambitions. Owing to its development of advanced naval capabilities coupled with its long-standing desire to develop a blue-water navy is a major driver of this build up. These blue water ambitions stir instability in Indian Ocean Region (IOR) affecting Pakistan’s threat perceptions. The most important development in the region's stability and security architecture is the addition of second-strike capacity to the sea, which carries serious consequences. Hence, it is pertinent to address the question of strategic stability regarding the development of India’s sea based nuclear capabilities. This paper explores Indian naval nuclear developments and their repercussions for the security environment of South Asia. It establishes that nuclearization of Indian Ocean is leading to aggressive arms build-up in South Asia and subsequent risk of nuclear accidents, sabotage and command and control vulnerabilities.

Bibliography Entry

Bibi, Gulshan and Brice Tseen Fu Lee. 2023. "Ramifications of India’s Naval Buildup in Nuclear Realms." Margalla Papers 27 (2): 1-13.

Author Biographies

Gulshan Bibi , of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Miss Gulshan Bibi is a PhD Scholar at School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Brice Tseen Fu Lee, Fudan University, School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) and Senior Researcher, Universidad del Desarrollo, Faculty of Government, Santiago, Chile

Brice Tseen Fu Lee is a PhD Scholar at Fudan University, School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) and Senior Researcher, Universidad del Desarrollo, Faculty of Government, Santiago, Chile.