China rides on Pak to further its nuclear power export ambitions
China appears to be riding its nuclear export ambitions on a cooperation, which is itself built on a blatant violation...
Repositioning nuclear power: From Fukushima to COP 26
An unprecedented, high-intensity earthquake followed by a tsunami on 11 March 2011 led to disruption of operations at the nuclear...
Nuclear numbers: Assessing China’s threshold of ‘unacceptable damage’
Contemporary China appears to have a far lower threshold for taking damage than it once projected. Nuclear deterrence works on...
India’s UNSC tenure 2021-2022: Securing national interest through international leadership
India’s immediate focus should be on nudging inter-state relations into a working relationship to facilitate cooperative action. New year starts...
Five nuclear issues for incoming Biden administration
Two of these, extension of the New START with Russia, and revival of JCPOA with Iran will need immediate attention....
Disarming the unarmed: Current reality of nuclear ban treaty
Honduras became the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on 24 October 2020....
China’s contemporary nuclear debates: What’s brewing?
Chinese analysts place the onus of China’s future nuclear trajectory on developments that take place in the US. ...
India’s options when faced with a collusive two-front threat
The China-India military stand-off continues and is likely to be a long haul. Meanwhile, there is contemplation that China and...
China Dream: Xi needs a wake-up call
Xi cannot hope to turn his Dream into a reality without an honestly ‘benign and peaceful’ engagement with other nations,...
15 years of Indo-US nuclear deal: Benefits transcend nuclear
The deal laid the foundation for greater trust and friendship. This month marks the 15th anniversary of the start...
What India’s Covid-19 fight means for its nuclear strategy
None of India’s adversaries must believe that the fear of economic pain would stop India from nuclear retaliation. Springtime, a period...
