The Roots of Rhetoric Politics of Nuclear Weapon in India and Pakistan

Haider Nizamani thoughtful and unusual book The Roots of Rhetoric concerns itself with the nuclear discourse nukespeak within India and Pakistan there is very little that one can seriously disagree with in this highly perceptive analysis.P.R. Chari, Director,Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies,New Delhi.

The book is highly recommended for both the specialist as well as the general reader who are interested in the dynamics of the Indo-Pak nuclear discourse. The study tries to fill an important gap in the existing literature on the subject, which explains the rise of nuclear politics as a symbol of sovereignty and security in the Indo-Pak subcontinent. A good attempt in surveying the nuclear debate and the domestic complexities involved therein.Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri, The Nation (Pakistan).