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  • IPCS Debate
    India, Nuclear Weapons and ‘Massive Retaliation’: The Impossibility of Limitation?
    Ali Ahmed   ·   08 Oct, 2013    ·    #4135    ·    Commentary    
    Shyam Saran speaking in his personal capacity, rather than as the current head of the National Security Advisory Board, relies on his association with the evolution of India’s nuclear doctrine to make the case that India would do well to stic ...
  • An Indian Nuclear Doctrine Review: A Third Model
    Ali Ahmed   ·   30 Apr, 2014    ·    #4410    ·    Commentary    
    The reference in the BJP manifesto to a review of the Indian nuclear doctrine has had the salutary effect of keeping the nuclear issue in the public mind. It has also made the possibility of a review of the doctrine, even if the BJP does not come t ...
  • Nuclear Use: Need for Thinking on Political-Level Considerations
    Ali Ahmed   ·   05 Aug, 2014    ·    #4596    ·    Commentary    
    In a recent op-ed, 'Counter Pak Nuke Tactics', nuclear strategy expert Manpreet Sethi rightly states in the conclusion that “The purpose of the Indian nuclear weapon is narrow and limited to safeguarding the country against nuclear co ...