Nuclear
India-North Korea and Nuclear Aspect
India celebrated National Technology Day on 11th May as a reminder of nuclear weapon tests carried out in May 1998. India emerged as the 6th nuclear power and first South Asian country to develop a […]
Politics
Politics
Bhartiya Janata Party: Is fascism its manifest destiny or a power-fever?
It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded […]
Military
US-India Strategic Alliance
The most prominent shift in the regional dynamics of South Asia is the Indo-US strategic alliance which is gaining strength by the day. Even though the supposed aim behind this unholy alliance is to counter […]
Politics
The Spell of Religious Polarization in the Indian Elections
The Indian General Elections 2019 have brought in the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) a towering victory of 303 seats and, at the same time, rejected the Indian National Congress (INC). Ironically, the party that led […]
Analysis
Troubled Path to NPT RevCon 2020
The NPT PrepCom 2019 concluded on May 10 after two weeks of deliberations on nonproliferation challenges, aiming to pave the way for the NPT Review Conference (RevCon) in 2020. The PrepCom ended without adopting consensus […]
Environment
Nuclearization of Indian Ocean: Ramifications on Regional Security
The dawn of the 21st century brought potent changes in the geopolitical and geostrategic realms across the world. The focus of great powers shifted from Europe towards Eurasia and subsequently to Asia. The argument set […]
Politics
A Clash of International Law and Chinese Historical Claims in the South China Sea
The provisions and regulations of sea and land are different under international law. For any state to conquer or occupy seas is very difficult; this is why, until a few decades ago, any state could […]
Featured Article
Two Decades of Nuclear Learning: Have India-Pakistan Learnt Some Lessons?
In May 2019, India and Pakistan commemorated their 21st anniversary of nuclearization that also coincided with the culmination of another military crisis between the two regional adversaries. Since becoming declared nuclear weapon states in May […]
Politics
Impact of the attacks in Sri Lanka on U.S. Peace Negotiations with the Taliban
Sri Lanka recently witnessed a wave of terrorist attacks claimed by the Islamic State, which targeted hotels and the minority Christian community and resulted in the loss of more than 360 lives. Among them were […]
Featured Article
War Drums and the NPT Great Bargain
The U.S. and Iran have been at odds since at least the Iranian revolution in 1979. Tensions, however, resurfaced when the Trump administration with its more hawkish approach towards Iran took over. The dangerous tensions […]