SUMMARY

Series: Improving Nuclear Hotlines: Relevance and Use-Cases

The Institute for Security and Technology’s CATALINK initiative proposes an additive multilateral communications system as a solution to address the urgent lack of  modern multilateral crisis communication channels among nuclear-armed state leaders. Improving Nuclear Hotlines: Relevance and Use-Cases comprises of a series of essays and interviews authored by members of CATALINK’s Crisis Communications Resilience Working Group. The Working Group was established in October 2023 to connect experts and practitioners who work collaboratively to augment  nuclear risk reduction efforts and promote the idea and implementation of effective, secure, multilateral crisis communications among nuclear-armed states. 

This brief explores the history of crisis communications from the perspective of Pakistan, unpacks the history of nuclear crisis communications between Pakistan and India, and calls for a multilateral crisis communication mechanism in South Asia to enhance regional stability and security, noting the necessity for neutral party engagement.