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US Nuclear Testing and India’s Options
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International Affairs | Nuclear Security Nov 11, 2025

US Nuclear Testing and India’s Options
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Future-Ready Forces
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International Affairs | Indian Defence Sep 20, 2025

Future-Ready Forces
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
End of A Nuclear Order
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Nuclear Security Jun 20, 2025

End of A Nuclear Order
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Are India-Pakistan Stuck In An 'Escalation Cycle' Now?
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International Affairs | Terrorism May 10, 2025

Are India-Pakistan Stuck In An 'Escalation Cycle' Now?
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Trump card missing for peace
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International Affairs Apr 23, 2025

Trump card missing for peace
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Trump 2.0 and the new matrix of U.S.-India defence ties
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International Affairs | Defence and Security Feb 28, 2025

Trump 2.0 and the new matrix of U.S.-India defence ties
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Looking beyond Budget to fund defence
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International Affairs | Defence and Security | Indian Defence Feb 06, 2025

Looking beyond Budget to fund defence
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Defence budget signals pursuit of gradual reforms
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Indian Economy Feb 04, 2025

Defence budget signals pursuit of gradual reforms
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Cold hard reality of geopolitics: Enhancing military power is non-negotiable
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International Affairs | Defence and Security Dec 30, 2024

Cold hard reality of geopolitics: Enhancing military power is non-negotiable
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine
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International Affairs Dec 26, 2024

Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The escalation matrix in Ukraine
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International Affairs Nov 25, 2024

The escalation matrix in Ukraine
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Trump 2.0 presents an opportunity for India to deepen defence ties
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International Affairs | Defence and Security Nov 07, 2024

Trump 2.0 presents an opportunity for India to deepen defence ties
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Fab pact: A harbinger of good things ahead
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International Affairs Sep 26, 2024

Fab pact: A harbinger of good things ahead
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The Kursk gambit, Ukrainian tactics and battle realities
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International Affairs Aug 23, 2024

The Kursk gambit, Ukrainian tactics and battle realities
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Peace summit on weak footing
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Jun 21, 2024

Peace summit on weak footing
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Modi's push on hard power
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence May 29, 2024

Modi's push on hard power
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Strategy and tactics in Israel-Iran escalatory ladder
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International Affairs Apr 19, 2024

Strategy and tactics in Israel-Iran escalatory ladder
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
India’s Defence Exports: Continuing Defence Reforms is Critical
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence Apr 08, 2024

India’s Defence Exports: Continuing Defence Reforms is Critical
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The MIRV leap that fires up India’s nuclear deterrence
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International Affairs Mar 19, 2024

The MIRV leap that fires up India’s nuclear deterrence
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
On the Kyiv front, the West is losing ground
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International Affairs Feb 15, 2024

On the Kyiv front, the West is losing ground
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Dynamic Shift: Indian Navy in the Red Sea
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International Affairs | Maritime Security Feb 07, 2024

Dynamic Shift: Indian Navy in the Red Sea
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Crafting a new phase in India-U.K. defence ties
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International Affairs | Defence and Security Jan 19, 2024

Crafting a new phase in India-U.K. defence ties
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Learnings from the Ukraine battlefield for armed forces
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International Affairs Mar 22, 2023

Learnings from the Ukraine battlefield for armed forces
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Defence Indigenisation: Progress and Perils
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence Mar 16, 2023

Defence Indigenisation: Progress and Perils
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The Chinese are monitoring their enemies on the cheap with spy balloons
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International Affairs Feb 10, 2023

The Chinese are monitoring their enemies on the cheap with spy balloons
Kartik Bommakanti
Defence Budget and its discontents
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Defence and Security | Indian Economy Jan 24, 2023

Defence Budget and its discontents
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Global Arm sales: Change is underway
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Privacy & Data Protection Dec 30, 2022

Global Arm sales: Change is underway
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The big-picture takeaways from China’s Taiwan drills
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China Foreign Policy | China Military Sep 03, 2022

The big-picture takeaways from China’s Taiwan drills
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Lessons from Russia for India
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International Affairs May 26, 2022

Lessons from Russia for India
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
A policy to replicate BrahMos' success
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International Affairs | Defence and Security | International Trade and Investment Feb 24, 2022

A policy to replicate BrahMos' success
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
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Defence and Security | Nuclear Security Jan 11, 2022

India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Keeping a close eye on China’s nuclear capabilities
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Nuclear Security Nov 22, 2021

Keeping a close eye on China’s nuclear capabilities
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
China’s hypersonic missile test won’t go unanswered
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Great Power Dynamics | Defence and Security | China Foreign Policy Oct 29, 2021

China’s hypersonic missile test won’t go unanswered
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy Aug 19, 2021

Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
China–India border crisis reaches new heights
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | China Military Jul 21, 2020

China–India border crisis reaches new heights
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
In stand-off, keeping an eye on the nuclear ball
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Nuclear Security Jul 08, 2020

In stand-off, keeping an eye on the nuclear ball
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
The domestic motivations of Beijing's LAC aggression
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | Internal Security May 28, 2020

The domestic motivations of Beijing's LAC aggression
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Still no bullseye, in volume and value
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Indian Defence Apr 02, 2020

Still no bullseye, in volume and value
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Think creatively to offset funds crunch in defence
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence Jan 31, 2020

Think creatively to offset funds crunch in defence
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
CDS and the path to jointmanship
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Jan 10, 2020

CDS and the path to jointmanship
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Decoding motives behind the Kudankulam intrusion
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Cyber Security | Nuclear Security | Cyber and Technology Nov 25, 2019

Decoding motives behind the Kudankulam intrusion
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Modi reimagines the Indian military
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Neighbourhood | Defence and Security | Indian Defence Sep 09, 2019

Modi reimagines the Indian military
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Need for urgent reforms: The Indian Army’s cyber and electronic warfare challenges
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Cyber and Technology Jul 26, 2019

Need for urgent reforms: The Indian Army’s cyber and electronic warfare challenges
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Modi’s mission shakti could not have happened without Nehru’s govt
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Space Mar 28, 2019

Modi’s mission shakti could not have happened without Nehru’s govt
Kartik Bommakanti
Military reforms have put China’s combat capability way ahead of India’s
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence | China Military Feb 08, 2019

Military reforms have put China’s combat capability way ahead of India’s
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Can the Quad deal with China?
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Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture Nov 26, 2018

Can the Quad deal with China?
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Gearing up for space wars: on America's plans to build space weapons
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US Foreign Policy | Space Jul 02, 2018

Gearing up for space wars: on America's plans to build space weapons
Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
A test for already-strained ties
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy May 15, 2017

A test for already-strained ties
Kartik Bommakanti