Yogesh Joshi
Addressing Pakistan’s Atomisation
Nuclear force development is at present an attractive means for Pakistan to attract international political and financial assistance, while salving the paranoias of its security establishment. Improvement in the state-society relationship could reduce the domestic appeal of endless nuclear expansion as other, more sustainable, resources become available to the state for building economic growth and security.
India’s Disarmament Myths and Political Realities*
There is a need to debate both the necessity and desirability of nuclear disarmament without being burdened by India’s idealistic aspirations and unfounded assumptions about the heft that this premature superpower carries in international politics.
Power, Conservatism and India’s Nuclear Disarmament Policy
Given the fact that there is a lot of noise being made to prod India into doing more on nuclear disarmament counter-intuitively suggests that India is actually doing very less on the issue. What explains India's reluctance?
The US–India Nuclear Pact: Policy, Process and Great Power Politics by Harsh V. Pant
The Indo-US nuclear deal not only opened the gates of international nuclear trade for India, but it also showed that India was ready to take its rightful place among the comity of nations as an emergi
DRDO Scientists as Heterogeneous Engineers: A Response to Vipin Narang
To say that DRDO scientists have no right to think or pass judgements over strategic doctrines may be correct in terms of policy requirements but is certainly not rich academically.
The Bandwagoning-Balancing Game: Contradictions of the India-US Partnership
In a world where US primacy will remain a distinctive feature for a considerable time to come, India will require American global leadership to realise its own national interests.
Punching above its Weight: Pakistan and the FMCT
Pakistan is the main outlier in negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament over a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT). Its ceaseless quest for parity with India are not likely to meet with success. Meanwhile, nuclear stocks within Pakistan pose a danger to Pakistan itself.
Power, Interdependence and China’s Rare Earth Moment
The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies.
IAEA and the Nuclear Fuel Bank: Signs of Spring in a Nuclear Winter
The proposed Nuclear Fuel Bank would provide fuel to only those states that are in compliance with their international commitments, especially obligations under the NPT.
