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    • Patterns of Arms Trade

    The SIPRI report on the volume of international arms transfers during 2015-19 highlights the strengths of key strategic partnerships such as Russia-India, US-Japan and China-Pakistan, reinforced by arms trade.

    Kanica Rakhra
    March 25, 2020

    Power Defiance Redefined

    The Arms Trade Treaty is flawed and requires strengthening. Ratified States need to take the lead in fortifying the Treaty before more member States are asked to join.

    Kanica Rakhra
    May 29, 2019

    21st Century Proliferation and Tracking: Tackling Arms Proliferation in the Modern Conflict Landscape

    21st Century Proliferation and Tracking: Tackling Arms Proliferation in the Modern Conflict Landscape

    Time and again, civilian masses the world over have been at the receiving end of legions of conventional weapons systems leaving destructive direct and indirect consequences in their wake. The copious arms -and their ammunition- currently in circulation range from assault rifles, rocket launchers, anti-aircraft weapons to pistols, machine guns as well as missiles, grenades and other explosive ordnances.

    Sourabhi Mukherji
    June 23, 2015

    Himanshu Singh asked: What is the Arms Trade Treaty, its current status and long-term implications? Why did India refuse to sign it?

    Reply: Kindly refer to the following publications on IDSA website:

    Nupur Brahma, “The Arms Trade Treaty”, Backgrounder, July 17, 2012, at http://idsa.in/backgrounder/TheArmsTradeTreaty_170712

    Gurmeet Kanwal, “India abstains and exposes the Arms Trade Treaty”, April 8, 2013, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/IndiaabstainsandexposestheArmsTradeTreaty_gkanwal_080413

    Prashant Dikshit, "The Inadequacies of the UN Arms Register”, August 24, 2012, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/TheInadequaciesoftheUNArmsRegister_pdikshit_240812

    Ravinder Pal Singh, “An Ideal Arms Trade Treaty from India’s Perspective, IDSA Policy Brief, July 27, 2012, at http://idsa.in/policybrief/AnIdealArmsTradeTreatyfromIndiasPerspective

    Rajiv Nayan, “Politics of Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations, IDSA Policy Brief, July 27, 2012, at http://idsa.in/policybrief/PoliticsofArmsTradeTreatyNegotiations

    Rajiv Nayan, “The Arms Trade Treaty and India”, July 2, 2012, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/TheArmsTradeTreatyandIndia_rnayan_020712

    Prashant Dikshit, “Addressing Indian Dilemmas on the Arms Trade Treaty”, May 15, 2012, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/AddressingIndianDilemmasontheArmsTradeTreaty_PrashantDikshit_150512

    India abstains and exposes the Arms Trade Treaty

    By abstaining from voting on the global arms trade treaty, India has exposed the treaty’s loopholes in not addressing concerns about illegal transfer of arms to terrorist organisations, insurgents groups and other non-state actors.

    Gurmeet Kanwal
    April 08, 2013

    The Inadequacies of the UN Arms Register

    The shortcomings of the UN Register of Conventional Arms have led to the failure of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). For the Treaty to be robust and meaningful, the weapon systems which will matter in the future must be reflected in the very design of the instrument. Moreover, the Treaty should remain free from biases and prejudices of the past.

    Prashant Dikshit
    August 24, 2012

    An Ideal Arms Trade Treaty from India’s Perspective

    An Ideal Arms Trade Treaty from India’s Perspective

    The proliferation of small arms and ammunition is a major issue that threatens the security of India. Aspects related to illicit manufacture of local country made guns, smuggling, pilferage from government stocks and a weak monitoring or surveillance mechanisms further complicate the issue.

    Ravinder Pal Singh
    July 27, 2012

    Politics of Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations

    Politics of Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations

    The treaty needs to be capable of addressing existing and perceived threat of the world; at the same time, it should be flexible enough to meet emerging security challenges.

    Rajiv Nayan
    July 27, 2012

    The Arms Trade Treaty

    While the Arms Trade Treaty initiative remains the most important initiative relating to conventional arms regulation within the United Nations, the lack of consensus on issues of scope, parameters and criteria and implementation and international assistance makes it likely that we could end up with a weak treaty.

    Nupur Brahma
    July 17, 2012

    The Arms Trade Treaty and India

    Since the idea of export controls may be new for a large number of countries, and most of the proposed provisions are borrowed from existing systems in developed countries, the treaty should be flexible enough to remove redundant provisions and adopt new provisions suitable for changed circumstances.

    Rajiv Nayan
    July 02, 2012

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