Abstract
The post-independence Indo-Pak rivalry and the hostile nature of Pak-India relations have caused instability in the region, which continues to this day. While strategic stability has helped in avoiding a major war, stable and durable peace is still a distant reality. The Pakistani proposal for strategic restraint regime in South Asia aims at achieving a holistic peace in the region with the ultimate aim of peaceful settlement of all disputes, reducing arms race, and preventing a nuclear disaster. The initiation of the idea of strategic restraint regime by Pakistan was indeed a step towards peace through resolution of issues rather through stockpiling of arms and increasing the threat.
Keyword(s)
Strategic Stability, Strategic Restraint Regime, Arms Race, South Asia