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India, Pakistan & Afghanistan
Situated side by side, India and Pakistan would have have less than 10 minutes to decide whether to respond to a report of a missile attack.

Nowhere are the dangers of escalating conflict and the use of nuclear weapons more stark than in India and Pakistan, which blasted their way into the nuclear club in 1998. Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, the presence of Islamist militants in the tribal regions, coupled with a weak government in Islamabad all conspire to make this region the most dangerous in the world.

Estimated total nuclear weapons: India: 60-80, Pakistan: 70-90

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The Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) is widely recognized for its ability to provide legal assistance to states in transition that are negotiating peace agreements and drafting post-conflict constitutions. A Ploughshares grant to PILPG will help develop policy recommendations on how India and Pakistan can avert potential violent conflict arising from the struggle over the Indus River Basin’s water resources. Read more >>

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