Nuclear India and the Global Nuclear Order The 1998 nuclear tests conducted by India heralded yet another nuclear age. The instant response of a section of the international community was highly pessimistic. It foresaw regional instability, collapse... Rajiv Nayan | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Post-Pokhran II: Emerging Global Nuclear Order and India’s Nuclear Challenge Post-Pokhran II the global nuclear environment has changed both in terms of developing niche technologies as also the nuclear strategies. Apart from the traditional challenges, there are new threats emerging... Roshan Khanijo | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Military Dimensions of a Multipolar World: Implications for Global Governance For a decade after the Cold War it seemed that multilateral governance might take root under US leadership, including a reinvigorated United Nations and a strengthened international legal framework. The... Ian Anthony | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Pokhran 20 Years After: Did the World Change? Was the 1998 Pokhran test a historical watershed as many contemporary observers believed? This article looks at its impact on the nuclear non-proliferation regime, regional security, India’s position in global... Harald Muller | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Walking Back Delusional Nuclear Policies India’s ‘dual use’ nuclear policy has been strung out from the beginning between the peaceful atom and military atom as illustrated in Jawaharlal Nehru’s use of the phrase for the... Bharat Karnad | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Implications of CAATSA for India’s Defence Relations with Russia and America While the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) are unlikely to be imposed on India anytime soon, it is nonetheless likely to prove a dampener on... Laxman Kumar Behera , G. Balachandran | April 26, 2018 | Issue Brief
Defence Investor Cell Needs Fleshing Out The Cell will remain hamstrung if its powers are not clearly defined, especially in regard to securing budgetary support which is to be provided by the Director General of Quality... Amit Cowshish | April 24, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Maoist Finances This article shows that the Maoists have been collecting not less than Rs 140 crore annually from a variety of sources: businesses—big and small—industry; contractors engaged in various trades; corrupt... P. V. Ramana | April-June 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and China – Time for a dialogue on nuclear security? It may be time for India and China to discuss nuclear issues bilaterally with a view to mediating the uncertainties borne of their differing perspectives and postures. Rukmani Gupta | April 19, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Creation of Defence Planning Committee: A Step towards Credible Defence Preparedness With the powerful DPC in place and the NSA assuming the role of de facto CDS for all practical purposes other than in operational matters, the defence planning process is... Laxman Kumar Behera | April 19, 2018 | IDSA Comments
