South Asian Instability: The India-Pakistan Missile Accident

This book examines key concerns in South Asian security through a fine-grained history of the accidental firing of a missile and its aftermath between two nuclear-armed states—India and Pakistan—with tense relations in March 2022. It consolidates the official statements, media discourse and debates within the strategic communities in both countries into a coherent narrative. It looks at the role of key institutions in the crisis such as the Indian Air Force (IAF), The Directorate of Air Staff Inspection-IAF, Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD), Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistani Foreign Office (FO), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and others. The book also examines the missile accident’s coverage in the international media and discussions in the global think-tank community.Drawing on a host of resources, including published interviews of government officials, analyses in media, and strategic communities in India, Pakistan and the United States, this volume will be key reading for scholars and researchers of military and strategic studies, politics and international relations, public policy and South Asian studies.

About the Author

Chaitanya Ravi is Assistant Professor and Chair of Public Policy at FLAME University, Pune, India. His research interests are in energy policy, environmental policy, public policy, international relations and aging. He is the author of A Debate to Remember-The US-India Nuclear Deal- ( 2018) and his work has appeared in journals such as Politics and Policy and Journal of Applied Gerontology . He has taught energy policy, environmental policy, biology and microbiology at George Mason University, Virginia, and environmental studies at New York University. He holds a Masters in Environmental Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from D. Y. Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pune, India.