ILF interview - Waheguru Pal SIDHU

Could the confrontation between India and Pakistan escalate into a nuclear war? Is overt conflict between India and China possible? Is there a threat to global stability in increase of Chinese strategic nuclear forces? What are the prospects for India’s military space programs? Could new nuclear powers emerge in Asia or other parts of the world? Dr. Waheguru Pal SIDHU, Professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, Member of the Institute for Defence & Strategic Analyses at New Delhi and Member of the International Advisory Council of the Luxembourg Forum, shares his expert opinion on these and other issues about today’s global policy and international security in Asia and worldwide. 0:14 Is nuclear war possible today? 2:22 Why is there less fear of nuclear war today that it was during the Cold War? 4:18 India and Pakistan are nuclear powers and long-standing rivals. Could the confrontation between them escalate into a nuclear war? What global implications could it have? 7:16 Is overt conflict between India and China, the two most populous countries in the world, possible? 10:28 Experts express grave concern about the increase of Chinese strategic nuclear forces and claim that the number of China’s deployed warheads may soon reach the level of US and Russia. How can you comment on this? 13:53 What are the prospects for India’s military space programs? Could they compete with global players? 16:40 Could new nuclear powers emerge in Asia or other parts of the world? If so, in what time frame and what countries could it be? 20:39 Do you believe that the elimination of all nuclear weapons is a realistic goal today and that we really need it? Can a nuclear-weapons-free world be really achieved? 25:33 Does the global community have an effective mechanism of prevention of the growth of number of nuclear powers? 28:40 What aspects of India–Russia relations cause hope or concern? Could security matters become the basis of the relations? Could India make Russia its strategic partner? 33:35 What needs to be done today to prevent a nuclear war and make the world safer? Subscribe to the official channel of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe:    / luxembourgforum   Website: http://www.luxembourgforum.org/en/ Facebook:   / luxembourgforum   Twitter:   / luxembourgforum   #armsrace #globalcatastrophe #nuclearsecurity #armscontrol #nonproliferation #LuxembourgForum #ILF #ILFinterview #IndiaPakistan #IndiaChina #MiddleEast #nuclearcatastrophe #coldwar #nuclearweapon