ABSTRACT
The international community became increasingly concerned about escalation from the sub-conventional to the conventional and the nuclear levels. The nuclear weapons into the Subcontinent produced an interesting new dynamic on India's contested borders with Pakistan. While the disputes seemed to sharpen over Kashmir, nuclear weapons limited the possibilities of a full scale conventional war between India and Pakistan. The frequent military crises with Pakistan tested the doctrines of the Army and the Air Force towards the Western neighbour; but it was not easy to find a solution to the problem of escalation. The Indian Navy has also begun to figure in interesting ways in the debate on the security threats from China. The Navy's importance in Delhi's world view has grown not merely because of its potential role in dealing with the traditional security threats emanating from Pakistan and China.
