Dr Rajiv Nayan is Senior Research Associate at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan and Ms Alisha Anand co-authored an article, titled ‘India's Role in Global Nuclear Security Governance’, published in ‘The Sunday Pioneer’ on April 10, 2016.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article on the final nuclear summit, titled ‘After the 'final' Nuclear Security Summit, international community must review all other mechanisms’ was published in the Firstpost on April 7, 2016.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article on uranium mine in Jharkhand, titled ‘Ground report: Don’t buy the propaganda about India’s uranium mine in Jharkhand; it is not poisoning rivers’ was published in First Post on January 10, 2016.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article on the North Korean hydrogen bomb test, titled ‘The secret nuclear network that runs past India’s borders and feeds North Korea’s bomb programme’ was published in F.India on January 7, 2016.
Like a section of the US non-proliferation community that relishes supporting and sympathising with China and Pakistan, Levy and the Center for Public Integrity have followed the same approach.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article on Nuclear Security in India, titled ‘Smear Campaign Against N-India’ was published in ‘The Pioneer’ on December 31, 2015.
Expediting India’s membership process would be a win-win situation for both India and the MTCR. The prevailing uncertainty will end for India and the MTCR will get an effective and positive member.
As Australia and India have to deepen their security cooperation for a peaceful prosperous and stable Asia-Pacific region, both the countries will have to manage global nuclear commerce together.
The success of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 should not make the international community overlook persisting problems. The objective of the 1540 is to internationalise WMD security by targeting the entire supply chain.
In the years to come, a lot more activity on nuclear security can be expected and much of it will arise from the commitment taken by states at the three nuclear security summits and the voluntary pledges undertaken by different countries. A good deal of pressure from civil society and think tanks on nuclear security issues can be expected.
Nuclear India through a Western Eye
Like a section of the US non-proliferation community that relishes supporting and sympathising with China and Pakistan, Levy and the Center for Public Integrity have followed the same approach.