Nuclear Suppliers Group: Need for Objective Criteria
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is losing credibility. The proposed new criteria for membership, discussed in the June plenary and the December consultative meeting last […]
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Nuclear Suppliers Group: Another Opportunity for India?
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will once again consider India’s application for participation in the export control group in its next plenary meeting in Berne, […]
Banning the Bomb: India Will Wait and See
In late October, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution to convene worldwide negotiations, early next year, on a “legally binding instrument to […]
Nuclear Suppliers Group: What’s Next for India?
The 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) met in Vienna last month to discuss the technical, legal, and political aspects of how non-signatory states to the […]
New Delhi’s Futile Pursuit of NSG Membership
This week, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet again in Vienna to discuss the admission of new members. In particular, the meeting will revolve […]
The Peril of Admitting an NPT-Outlier to the NSG
Nuclear proliferation has been a concern since the dawn of the nuclear age. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was created in the mid-1970s to address proliferation concerns […]
Hot Takes: Indian and Pakistani Perspectives on the NSG Plenary
India Lost the Battle, But May Win the War for NSG By Reshmi Kazi That India did not win a Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) seat […]
The Subcontinental Podcast- Episode 2 – Dr. Rajeswari Rajagopalan
This episode of The Subcontinental features guest Dr. Rajeswari Rajagopalan, a Senior Fellow and Head of the Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative at Observer Research Foundation, […]
Why Pakistan Won’t Give Nukes to Saudi Arabia
Ever since it emerged as the sole Islamic nuclear state, Pakistan’s nuclear program has been viewed anxiously. Even if Islamabad were to offer the world’s […]
Obama Played Favorites in South Asia
In a 2013 article, former diplomat Lamont Colucci had warned: “If South Asia becomes another in a series of Obama Doctrine failures, it will only […]