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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 […]
Asia
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 […]
Environment
Indo-French Defense Cooperation and South Asian Instability
In pursuit of military modernisation, India has expanded the scope and range of its defence and strategic cooperation even with countries that are geographically poles apart. Indo-French defence cooperation is one instance of India’s growing […]
Analysis
Nuclear Pakistan: Recognising Peaceful Use
With euphoric feelings and overwhelming national pride, Pakistanis celebrated Youm-e-Takbeer, “The Day of Greatness” nationwide jubilation to commemorate Pakistan’s first nuclear weapon test conducted in response to Indian nuclear tests. Since much of the academic […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Revisiting Nuclearization of South Asia
The introduction of nuclear weapons in South Asia was a result of covert activities by Indian scientists, who diverted Canadian nuclear supplies given for research and development to make these deadly weapons in 1974. However, […]
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Pakistan’s Journey towards Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology
Pakistan’s excellence in the peaceful use of nuclear technology is recognized at the national and international levels, with its practices aligning with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. Successes of peaceful nuclear application include […]
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Japan’s Re-militarization: Prospects of Extended Nuclear Deterrence
In recent years, the Pacific region has witnessed increasingly intensified maritime and territorial disputes among different regional and extra-regional actors. This has affected not only the conventional security policies of the stakeholders involved, but also […]
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Where Does Nuclear South Asia Stand?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to congratulate India on the 21st anniversary of the nuclear weapons tests at the Pokhran test range. He tweeted, “Greetings on National Technology Day! We remember with […]