Rajiv Nayan

Pakistan’s Nuclear Ploy

Pakistan no longer gains a substantial strategic advantage from its nuclear posturing, even as it continues to view the display of a nuclear threat as a strategic tool in conflict...

Rajiv Nayan |
August 27, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

Shakti 25 Years on India’s Nuclear Progression

Publisher: Pentagon Press The May 1998 Shakti-series tests marked India`s emergence as a nuclear weapons state. These tests faced initial global resistance, but over time, this opposition gave way to...

Rajiv Nayan |
2025 |
Book

The India–France Nuclear Partnership in Focus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France has given fresh momentum to the nuclear energy partnership between India and France.

Rajiv Nayan |
February 21, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

The Future of the Bangladesh Nuclear Programme

The corruption allegations relating to the nuclear power plants being constructed with Russian assistance could significantly impact the pace of development.

Rajiv Nayan |
January 09, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

United States Sanctions on Pakistan

The imposition of sanctions on entities involved in clandestinely procuring strategic technologies highlight that the widely proclaimed dismantlement of the proliferation network involving Pakistan and China was either overstated or...

Rajiv Nayan |
January 02, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

Role of Defence Public Sector Undertakings in Atmanirbharta

In India, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) have been pivotal to the nation’s journey towards self-reliance since independence. According to the Ministry of Defence, its Department of Defence oversees 16...

Rajiv Nayan |
October–December 2024 |
Journal of Defence Studies

Rajiv Nayan Delivers a Talk on National Security at the Indian Institute of Public Administration

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered a talk on National Security for the programme for Provincial Civil Services (Group-B) Officers, conducted by the Indian Institute of...

The Chemical Disarmament and the United States

The United States, having been the sole country indicating its struggle to eliminate its declared chemical weapons within the set timeframe, declared on July 7 that it had successfully destroyed...

Rajiv Nayan |
January-June 2023 |
CBW Magazine

Nuclear India@25

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article ‘Nuclear India@25’ has been published in October 2023 issue of Defence and Security Alert. India has adopted the policy or...