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Hely Desai

Hely Desai

Hely Desai is a Research Associate at CSDR and Research Fellow at the CTBTO specializing in South Asian nuclear policy. She holds an MPhil from Cambridge University and has previously been affiliated with the Centre for Air Power Studies, Indian Institute of Sciences and India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Hely has also served as Associate Editor for the Cambridge Review of International Affairs and a Graduate Researcher at Cambridge. She is also an incoming PhD student at the University of Cambridge.

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Breeding Power: India’s Nuclear Energy Breakthrough Nuclear Issues

Breeding Power: India’s Nuclear Energy Breakthrough

On April 6, India’s indigenous 500MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality—the point at which a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction begins.

जवाबदेही के बिना व्यवस्था: क्षेत्रीय स्थिरता पर पाकिस्तान के 27 वें संशोधन के निहितार्थ Hindi & Urdu

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पाकिस्तान की राष्ट्रीय विधायिका ने 12 नवंबर, 2025 को, विरोध प्रदर्शनों…

Order Without Accountability: Implications of Pakistan’s 27th Amendment for Regional Stability Domestic Politics

Order Without Accountability: Implications of Pakistan’s 27th Amendment for Regional Stability

On November 12, 2025, Pakistan’s National Assembly ratified the controversial…