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Conditional restraint: Why the India-Pakistan Kargil War is not a case of nuclear deterrence

By Arzan Tarapore | November 8, 2023

Soldiers unfurl a 37 x 25 foot national flag of India in 2022, atop Tololing Peak—site of a key battle in the Kargil War of 1999. Source: Screenshot of post on X (formerly known as Twitter) made by the official Twitter account of Northern Command, Indian Army.

Conditional restraint: Why the India-Pakistan Kargil War is not a case of nuclear deterrence

By Arzan Tarapore | November 8, 2023

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