This article seeks to discuss Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine and its significance for strategic stability in South Asia which is challenged by complex interactions between different players in political, military, and technological dynamics. In particular, India’s easy access to technology and the challenges for Pakistan associated with fears of low-intensity conflicts due to Indian offensive strategies have resulted in dangerous instabilities. The Indian technological advancement has inevitably brought revolutionary changes in the strategic thought process thus continuously forcing Pakistan to modify or upgrade its nuclear doctrine. We argue that Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine is ambiguous, and the changing contours of Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine are within the framework of how technological advancement navigates strategic stability in the South Asian region.

本文旨在讨论巴基斯坦的核理论及其对南亚战略稳定的重要性，南亚受到政治、军事和技术动态中不同参与者之间复杂互动的挑战。特别是，印度容易获得技术，而巴基斯坦面临的挑战与担心印度进攻战略导致的低强度冲突有关，这导致了危险的不稳定。印度的技术进步不可避免地带来战略思维过程的革命性变化，从而不断迫使巴基斯坦修改或升级其核理论。我们认为巴基斯坦的核理论是模棱两可的，