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The Governance of Outer Space: Repurposing the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

This article is an extended elaboration, inter alia, of my published comment on: “The Artemis Accords: repeating the mistakes of the Age of Exploration”, The Space Review, June 29, 2020.

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- Changing Nature of Deterrence: The Challenge of Asymmetric ThreatsISSSPMay 16, 2020Our Work - Nuclear / Outreach PublicationsChanging Nature of Deterrence: The Challenge of Asymmetric Threats, National Security, Vivekananda International Foundation Vol.III (2) (2020) pp. pp.213-231. In spite of massive reduction in the nuclear weapon holdings in recent years, both Russia and the US hold impressive quantities of nuclear arms. Other nuclear weapon (P5) countries hold relatively limited number and some of them (France and UK) have not added significant numbers. Some of the late entrants in Asia continue to increase their arsenal in significant ways. New weapon systems, geopolitics (including nature of governments, leadership and economic disparity), unsettled borders, non-state actors, technology proliferation, lack of progress in disarmament, etc., are all contributing to the erosion of deterrence and strategic stability factors. As a result, in the world today, there are many unsettling factors, which are not only impacting the nature of deterrence but are also influencing the stabilizing/destabilizing criterion Send me an email when this page has been updated Subscribe...Read more...

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The Governance of Outer Space: Repurposing the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

This article is an extended elaboration, inter alia, of my published comment on: “The Artemis Accords: repeating the mistakes of the Age of Exploration”, The Space Review, June 29, 2020.

Dynamics of China’s Defense White Paper 2019: Chinese Role in International Security and Implications for India

ISSSP Reflections No.59, July 31, 2019 Authors: Amit Mukherjee and Prakash Panneerselvam Introduction The rising discordance between the US and Chinese interests is now reaching new heights. The prelude to this newly heightened rattle was visible in recent times as the two countries were seen locked into an ongoing trade war. Combined with this, the […]

India’s ASAT Test

Rajaram Nagappa, Mrunalini Deshpande et al writes about India’s recent Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test and its impact on India’s deterrence capability. Lot of news and analysis has followed the test – mostly political in nature with sprinkling of technical guesswork. This article, authors have tried to study the available information and piece together a more coherent picture.

State of India’s Rare Earth Industry – Understanding India’s Current Position

Saurav Zangeneh writes on various issues in setting up a rare earth industry in India despite the country possessing vast RE resources.