The nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan is moving towards a critical mass. With the testing of 'Babur' cruise misssile Pakistan has re-ignited the arms race in sub-continent. Coming at a time when the peace process is making some headway, this will put that all in cold. India will, sure, respond with a missile test with more sophistication and range. So the race is on and peace is a casualty.
It's a shame on both countries as a substantial portion of their population is below the povert line. Spending on defence takes a big chunk of the GDP and there is no sign of it getting reduced. Instaed it is likely to increase in future, diverting the scarce resources meant for construction to destruction. Whenever there is some euphoria over a possible peace, it invariably ends in mutual mistrust with Pakistan playing the spoilsport on many occasions. Either side is not willing to give up an inch on their stated position and in that process are paying too heavily for nothing.
Unlike India, Pakistan's nuclear weapons are also a global threat with a very unstable political scenario. There is always a threat that these weapons and technology could fall into the hands of militant groups in that region which could be catastrophic, to say the least. So the world community also has a role to stop this mad race to destruction.