Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan Oak’s chapter titled ‘India's Evolving Policy towards the Quad" has been published in the book ‘Grace, Glory and Gaffe: India's Defence and Security@75’,...

Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the New START complicates efforts to revive arms control negotiations.

• Rajiv Nayan, Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• March 02, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

The US–China balloon row shows that the significance of methods like balloon surveillance has not reduced in the era of high-tech satellites and drones.

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• February 22, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

If the US and Russia fail to negotiate a successor agreement to New START, there is the possibility of an unrestricted arms race with detrimental implications.

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• September 28, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan Oak’s article ‘India-Australia Relations amid Chinese Shadow over Island Neighbourhood’ has been published in ‘Ytharth’, a bi-monthly magazine, Vol I/ Issue I/ April-May...

While the US, Japan and Australia have taken an overtly critical stand towards Russia at the UN, India has abstained from all the UN resolutions condemning Russia. Will divergent views...

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• March 22, 2022 |
• Issue Brief

The BrahMos deal with the Philippines marks a convergence between India’s Act East and Defence Export policies and adds to its profile as a reliable defence partner in the Indo-Pacific.

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• February 23, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments

Showing readiness to sign the SEANWFZ treaty seems to be a low-cost, high-return proposition for Beijing. It could be a calculated symbolic gesture having no bearing on the region’s precarious...

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• December 09, 2021 |
• IDSA Comments

By making the emerging technology one of the cornerstones of the grouping, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has shown its resilience to stay relevant in the fast-changing strategic environment of...

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• October 26, 2021 |
• IDSA Comments

The 21st century is known as the Asian Century, and the Indo-Pacific is the most dynamic region of this century in terms of economics, security challenges and demographics. Against this...

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• May 2017 |
• Strategic Analysis