Robert Jervis
?umit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur give us an unusually productive dialogue between deeply informed scholars who disagree about an issue of great theoretical interest and policy relevance. The stability of the South Asian nuclear balance is debated with such a fruitful combination of analytical rigor and empirical evidence that students of both the region and the general topic of proliferation will learn a great deal.
— Robert Jervis, Columbia University
Arthur Rubinoff
India, Pakistan, and the Bomb is remarkably well written. ?umit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur discuss complex issues and contested history in a nuanced and lucid fashion.
— Arthur Rubinoff, University of Toronto
Devin T. Hagerty
These eminent scholars of nuclear proliferation achieve a masterful blend of policy-relevant theory, empirical research, and rigorous analysis. In doing so, they drive the optimism/pessimism debate to a refreshing new level of subtlety and sophistication. Policymakers and professors alike will be delighted to have this compelling book at hand.
— Devin T. Hagerty, University of Maryland
John J. Mearsheimer
This is a great book for learning about the India-Pakistan conflict as well as nuclear deterrence theory. ?umit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur, both first-class strategists, examine the effects of nuclear weapons on the rivalry between Islamabad and New Delhi and reach carefully reasoned yet opposing conclusions.
— John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago
Scott D. Sagan
Did the spread of nuclear weapons to India and Pakistan deter war or provoke aggression? Two prominent scholars of South Asian politics address this important question in a debate filled with insight and wit. Some readers will agree with ?umit Ganguly's optimistic assessment, and some will agree with S. Paul Kapur's more pessimistic appraisal. All will come away with a more nuanced understanding of the complex political effects of nuclear weapons.
— Scott D. Sagan, The Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
