Spineless economy, still bolstering military power
There is a conventional belief that ‘military power determines political role of a state in international politics’. Is it true in this increasingly globalized multi-polar […]
Year: 2013
The “DGMO” Diaries
(The title for this post is inspired by Michael Krepon’s 2011 blog article titled “DGMO” highlighting the importance of DGMOs to Strategic Stability in South […]
Challenging Existing Narratives: History-Writing as a CBM in South Asia
Past is prologue A few months back, Rabia Akhtar and Jayita Sarkar (hereafter Rabs and Jay) bumped into each other online over proposing a panel […]
The Colombo Confidence Building Process: New Missile CBMs for South Asia
By: Mansoor Ahmed and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Ever since India and Pakistan went nuclear in rapid succession in 1998, their paths to weaponisation and doctrine have […]
Technology-driven nationalism and proliferation: India, Iran and déjà vu
The negotiations in Geneva last month between Iran and the P5+1 powers demonstrated at least two key elements: a) Washington continues to search for a […]
What’s in a Name?
That which we call a nuke by any other name would devastate as deeply Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNWs henceforth) have remained a subject of intense […]
India’s Missile Modernisation and Credible Minimum Deterrence
India has been modernising its missile capabilities. It has successfully flight-tested its longer range missiles like Agni-IV and Agni-V. It has also made efforts at […]
When Zia met Brzezinski, they talked marriage
Dennis Kux employs the term ‘marriage of convenience’ in his book The United States and Pakistan 1947-2000: Disenchanted Allies (p.266) to elucidate the nature of […]
The Pitfalls of Peace
Michael Krepon suggested watching the movie “Seven Days in May” starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner as an object lesson – The consequences […]
India and Pakistan: Need to Prioritize Mutual Security Concerns
Undoubtedly, national security is the first and foremost concern for every state in the competitive international politics. States leave no stone unturned to preserve and […]