India and Pakistan, the two South Asian states, despite having nuclear weapons, were involved in a war known as Kargil War in 1999. The main cause of the Kargil War can be The war dates back to the 1980s, when Pakistan was beginning to acquire nuclear capability, Pakistani leaders were unhappy with the division of Kashmir. Pakistan launched three wars in 1948 and 1965, but demonstrated in 1971 that it could no longer face India without risking catastrophic defeat. Pakistan's acquisition of nuclear capability allowed Pakistan to challenge Kashmir's territorial boundaries without fear of any catastrophic Indian retaliation. At the same time, this also led to the largest military standoff in South Asia between India and Pakistan, both countries adopted an aggressive attitude towards each other in handling their disputes. Proliferation optimists argue that nuclear weapons had beneficial effects during this period, helping to stabilize historically violent relations between India and Pakistan. Sumit Ganguly and Devin Hagerty argue that, despite having nuclear weapons and strong incentives to attack each other, both were dissuaded from doing so out of fear that the war might escalate to a nuclear level. However, S Paul Kapur argues that the optimistic analysis of the impact of proliferation on regional security is wrong. It has had two major destabilizing effects on the South Asian security environment. First, it gave Pakistan the ability to protect itself from all-out Indian retaliation and to draw international attention to Pakistan's dispute with India by encouraging Pakistan's aggressive behavior. This provoked a strong Indian response. Second, it triggered aggressive changes in India's conventional military posture, such as the Cold Start doctrine. Accident… half of document… rnia, June 2007. See also Shaukat Qadir, “Cold Start: The Nuclear Side,” DailyTimes (Lahore), May 16, 2004; and Ladwig, “A Cold Start for Hot Wars?” P. 10.8 “McCain Warns Pakistan of Indian Airstrikes.” The Hindus (Chennai, India). 7 December 2008.9 "Stop all travel between India and Pakistan BJP tells government". Thaidian.com. December 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2011.10 "Retired Servicemen Alert for Duty." Nation.com.pk. December 28, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2011.11"Pakistan postpones army courses, fearing war-like situation." Thaidian.com. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2011.12 Previous post next post (29 December 2008). "blog.wired.com". Retrieved March 31, 2011.13"www.telegraphindia.com". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. December 30, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2011.14"www.dailytimes.com.pk". December 30, 2008. Retrieved March 31 2011.