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"No" Is Not Leadership: India and Non-Proliferation
Alex Stolar proposes five out-of-the-box proposals for South Block's consideration.

North Korea Goes Nuclear: Fallout Extends Far and Wide
Jabin T Jacob looks at the reactions from East Asia and the likely consequences for the region following the North Korean nuclear test.

Project BioShield: Is the Shield Cracking?
Ajey Lele argues that the present failure of Project Bio Shield can be attributed to mismanagement and quick midcourse correction is consequently essential.

US Endgame in Iran
David Temple examines the American priorities and expectations in the Iran imbroglio

Facing the Facts on the Nuclear Deal: A Rebuttal
Alex Stolar responds to Arun Vishwanathan's analysis of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Arun Vishwanathan rebuts Alex Stolar's article, "India at Crossroads: Next Steps in the Nuclear Deal"

India at Crossroads: Next Steps in the Nuclear Deal
Alex Stolar argues that India seems to want all the benefits of becoming a great power without any of its responsibilities.

The Indo-US Nuclear Deal: One Year After
Report of IPCS Panel Discussion held on 28 July 2006

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Niharika Chibber Joe considers that nuclear deal may temporarily undermine the NPT, but would no irreparably harm nonproliferation efforts

US-Russia Nuclear Deal
Ajay Lele posits that the US is keen to engage Russia and that the nuclear deal is likely to be accepted.

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: The American Policy Process
Alex Stolar examines on how the State Department worked closely with the White House on the nuclear deal.

Non-Proliferation Ayatollahs or Thoughtful Scholars: Understanding the American Non-Proliferation Lobby
Alex Stolar attempts to explain the fears of the US non-proliferation lobby vis-a-vis the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Intense Lobbying
Ashok Sharma examines the pro-deal lobbying effort and evaluates its chances of success

Regional Responses to North Korea's Impending Missile Launch
Jacob Chriqui examines the rationale and implications of the threatened missile launch by DPRK

India's Stand on FMCT And BWC: A Comparison
KS Manjunath opines that India's current position on the FMCT and BWC is divergent in regard to verification mechanisms

Iran Nuclear Debate Continues
Beryl Anand analyses the latest series of events shaping the debate over Iran's nuclear programme

Nuclear Iran Threatens Global Security
Jacob Chriqui details Iran's policy of 'state-supported terrorism' and its ramifications on world security

Star on Earth: ITER Project
Swapna Kona details the latest developments pertaining to the ITER project and the manifest benefits for research in renewable energy-based technology

North Korea's Efforts To Weaponise Bird Flu
Ajey Lele highlights North Korea's secret bio-weapons programme related to the Avian flu virus

Promoting Strategic and Missile Stability in Southern Asia
Report of the MIT/IPCS/CAPS conference held at the Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre, on 28-29 March 2006

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Static Monolith or Evolving Entity?
KS Manjunath opines that the nuclear non-proliferation regime is an evolving social entity, and offers the Indo-US N-deal as validation of this assertion

Building an Edifice, Securing Partnerships
Swapna Kona highlights the new avenues open to India to forge its nuclear energy security in the wake of the Indo-US N-deal

Russian N-Fuel for Tarapur
Swapna Kona analyses the prospects of Indo-Russian civil nuclear co-operation.

Nuclear Indulgence to India: Will US Congress Relent?
Ajay Lele examines the issues that may affect Congressional response to the Indo-US nuclear deal

Indo-US Nuclear Agreement: Issues before the US Congress
L Venkateshwaran elucidates the factors that would influence the US Congressional decision on the Indo-US nuclear deal.

The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement & the US Non-Proliferation Laws
Adil Hasan Khan analyses the possible changes to domestic US laws as a consequence of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

India and Non-Proliferation: A Debate
David Albright's Reply and Swapna Kona's Response to it. IPCS invites you to the debate

Pact With Hope: A New Era in US-India Relations
Niharika Chibber Joe opines that fears about the U.S.-India nuclear pact spelling doom for the non-proliferation regime is unwarranted.

India and Nuclear Proliferation: A Reply to David Albright
Swapna Kona comments on David Albright's diagnosis of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: American Strategic Interests
Swapna Kona attempts to unravel American rationale behind the nuclear deal

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: New Realism
Manish Dabhade analyses the Indo-US nuclear deal using realism as the investigative paradigm.

Nuclear Deal: Part of the US Grand Strategy
Garima Singh analyses how the Indo-US nuclear deal fits into larger American policy in the region

How many Nuclear Warheads does India Need?
Gurmeet Kanwal elucidates his views on the number of nuclear warheads that India needs for credible minimum deterrence

US Strategy towards Iranian Nuclear Program
Beryl Anand details the diplomatic, political and military strategies adopted by Washington to deal with Iran's nuclear program

Missile Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities: An International Law Perspective from 'Osirak'
Adil Hasan Khan analyses why any strike carried out by the US on Iran would come in for criticism by international law experts.

Waiting for Bush
PR Chari draws attention to issues revolving around the Indo-US nuclear deal during Bush's forthcoming India visit

Iran's Nuclear Weapon Ambitions
Ajey Lele analyses the double standards of both Iran and the world community

Civilian Nuclear Power Cooperation: The French Connection
Arjun Dutta elucidates the nature of the Indo-French civilian nuclear cooperation and the roadblocks to the strategic partnership.

AQ Khan Network: Alive & Still Working
Wilson John elaborates on the continued functioning of the clandestine nuclear 'Walmart' set up by AQ Khan

Sixth Review Conference of the BWC: Looking Ahead
KS Manjuanth flags pertinent issues faced by the BWC, and countries like India in the build up to the next review conference in December 2006

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Iran and the Nuclear Conundrum: A War in Waiting?
J Jeganaathan
Issue Brief 195

Afghanistan & the International Community: Limitations of Engagement
Aryaman Bhatnagar
Issue Brief 194

Iran, International Community & Nuclear Weapons: The Multiple Narratives
Abhijit Iyer Mitra , Ruhee Neog and Tanvi Kulkarni
Issue Brief 193

India and the Rafale: Anatomy of a Bad Deal
Abhijit Iyer‐Mitra
Special Reports 126

The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: A Critique
Tanvi Kulkarni
Special Reports 115

Politics of UNSC Sanctions: The Issue of Nuclear Weapons Development
Prashant Hosur
Research Paper 25

Iran and Regional Security: Understanding Tehran’s Predicaments, Objectives and Strategies
Anureet Rai , Pradeepa Viswanathan and Sanghita Dutta
Conference Reports 37
 
 
 

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