Redeeming India’s nuclear power promise

If India is to meet its ambitious target of 100 GW of power generating capacity by 2047, it needs foreign partners as well as private entities to participate in the […]

Silent Deterrents: ​​India’s Undersea Gamble Amid China’s Indo-Pacific Surge

India’s nuclear submarine program aims to counter China’s Indo-Pacific expansion but faces significant challenges. With only two operational SSBNs versus China’s six, India struggles with limited missile range, stealth vulnerabilities, and infrastructure delays. Achieving credible sea-based deterrence may require 50-60 years amid intensifying regional maritime competition.

Modernizing India-Pakistan Nuclear and Conventional CBM: A Strategic Imperative

This report examines the critical need to modernize confidence-building measures (CBMs) between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan due to escalating tensions and evolving security challenges. It highlights the limitations of existing nuclear and conventional CBMs, the breakdown in dialogue since 2012, and recent dangerous incidents.

The age of nuclear adventurism

One key lesson many states are drawing from the Russia-Ukraine war is that a nuclear-armed Ukraine would have been better off.