Cold Start, Hot Nukes
Last month, India’s newly-appointed army chief General Bipin Rawat blew the lid off of India’s Cold Start Doctrine (CSD). Former army chief General V.K. Singh […]
Nuclear Issues
Towards Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia: What Can Civil Society Do?
On July 7, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty prohibits […]
Bridging the Gap: The CTBT Science & Technology Conference
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) represents a vital step towards ending nuclear testing and thereby increasing regional stability and global security. However, the CTBT is […]
India’s NSG Bid: Consigned to Cold Storage
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Bern last month didn’t feature any movement on India’s membership. Any further discussion regarding membership for non-Nuclear Nonproliferation […]
Nuclear South Asia: Building the Next Generation of Experts
The online course, Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb, offered by the Stimson Center is significant in terms of the range […]
Nuclear South Asia: Starting Point for Nuclear Learning
The Stimson Center’s South Asia Program maintains a reputation as the “go-to” source when it comes to finding informed analysis of nuclear weapons developments and […]
Nuclear South Asia: Four Pillars of Nuclear Learning
What makes Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb a complete package are the four pillars on which the course is […]
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Nuclear South Asia: Thinking Critically about Nuclear Issues
The Stimson Center’s free, open online course, Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb, is indeed a shortcut to understanding the […]
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 […]
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, […]
India’s Missile Technology Acquisition: Current Trends and Future Prospects
In the aftermath of missile tests conducted by Pakistan and India in the past six months, decisive developments in the nuclear geometry of South Asia […]
Nuclear Weapons Ban: Casting Pearls before Swine
Despite objections from major nuclear powers, more than 120 countries launched the first round of United Nations negotiations on a global nuclear weapons ban in March […]
Pakistan’s MIRV Test: Positive Development for Strategic Stability?
In January, Pakistan claimed to have test-fired a 2,200 km range Ababeel ballistic missile with Multiple Independently-Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) capability that would ensure the […]
NFU Debate: Putting the Cart before the Horse
Professor Vipin Narang’s comments at the 2017 Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference have generated considerable debate about India’s nuclear posture and doctrine – specifically putting in […]
Building Castles in the Air: Critique of The First Use by India Hypothesis
Imminent use of nuclear weapons by Pakistan will make India go first, carry out a comprehensive first strike, and take out Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. So […]
#Nukefest2017 Hot Takes: Potential Indian Nuclear First Use?
At the 2017 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington D.C., Prof. Vipin Narang, an expert on South Asian nuclear strategy at the Massachusetts Institute of […]
India’s Successful PSLV-C37 Launch: Mastering Dual Use Technology?
Last week, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) attained a technological feat that would not have come as a surprise to those following India’s space […]