Maharashtra Times - Aftermath of North Korea's Nuclear Test

Published in Maharashtra Times, January 17, 2016 Available at http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31835&articlexml=17012016014007 Source: Egyptian Streets Website I wrote an op-ed article in Maharashtra Times on the recent (Jan 6, 2016) North Korean nuclear test. The article analysed the whether the North Korean...

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Recent DPRK Nuclear Test Analysis gets quoted

The recent ISSSP, NIAS report of the DPRK Nuclear Test conducted on January 6, 2016 has been quoted by NK News, Council for Foreign Relations and by the Rising Powers Initiative of the George Washington University (GWU).  Read NK News story here Read Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) article here Read Policy Alert by Rising Powers Initiative,...

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North Korea’s 2016 Nuclear Test: An Analysis

Authors: Arun Vishwanathan, S. Chandrashekar, L.V. Krishnan and Lalitha Sundaresan Published as ISSSP Report 01-2016, January 10, 2015  On January 6, 2016, two days short of Kim JongUn’s birthday, the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its fourth nuclear test. The test took place at 10:30 AM Local Time (01:30:00...

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The Iranian nuclear fatwa that never was

Published as ISSSP Reflections, December 11, 2015 available at http://isssp.in/the-iranian-nuclear-fatwa-that-never-was/ In the past, whenever doubts arose about the intentions of Iran’s nuclear program, the Iranian regime has been quick to point to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomenei’s fatwa (pg. 121) (decree) as a guarantee...

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India gets the message all wrong after Myanmar foray

Security Forces conducting operations Copyright: The Statesman Recent events along the Indo–Myanmar border have proven that India’s Narendra Modi government has a different playbook when it comes to pro-active responses against groups that harm Indian national interests. On 4 June, the Indian Army suffered its worst casualties in almost...

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International Relations: What, Why and How?

I was invited to deliver an Orientation Lecture to the students of the M.A. International Relations (First Year), Christ University, Bangalore on June 11, 2015. The talk introduced the students to the theoretical debates in the discipline. It provided a brief introduction to research methodology and important concepts in the field of International...

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