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| Pakistani military personnel stand beside Shaheen-II missiles during the Pakistan Day military parade on 23 March 2015; the country has reportedly test-fired the longer-range Shaheen-III weapons |
By: Wording OD.
The time, attention and effort
devoted to reaching a deal with Iran over its nuclear ambitions has
unwittingly tended to obscure the growing dangers of nuclear
proliferation elsewhere in the world.
South Asia, a volatile and
unstable region, has been witnessing an escalation in military and
nuclear rivalry, somewhat overshadowed by the understandable fears of a
nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
This part of the world,
according to analysts, is fast becoming a race for nuclear supremacy
between three powers - India, Pakistan and China (while technically not
classified as South Asia, the country shares borders with both India and
Pakistan). This rivalry in the eyes of many analysts is dangerous in
itself but is made even more complex by the mutual suspicions and
historical enmities that bedevil the region.
