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Establishing WMD Free Zones in the Middle East: If not now, then when?
May 27, 2024

Establishing WMD Free Zones in the Middle East: If not now, then when?

Establishing Middle East WMD-free zones (MEWMDFZ) is an urgent requirement, not only for the region's stability but also for global security.

জৈব যুদ্ধ ও নিরস্ত্রীকরণে লিঙ্গ ও লিঙ্গপরিচয় বিবেচনা
Feb 01, 2024

জৈব যুদ্ধ ও নিরস্ত্রীকরণে লিঙ্গ ও লিঙ্গপরিচয় বিবেচনা

জৈব অস্ত্র নিয়ে আলাপ–আলোচনার ক্ষেত্র যখন প্রসারিত হচ্ছ�

जैविक-युद्ध और निरस्त्रीकरण में सेक्स और जेंडर से जुड़े सवालों पर विचार ज़रूरी!
Sep 18, 2023

जैविक-युद्ध और निरस्त्रीकरण में सेक्स और जेंडर से जुड़े सवालों पर विचार ज़रूरी!

जैविक हथियारों पर विमर्श के दायरे का विस्तार हो रहा है, ऐस

Sex and gender considerations in biowarfare and disarmament
Aug 23, 2023

Sex and gender considerations in biowarfare and disarmament

The impact of biowarfare on vulnerable genders needs to be factored in as discourse surrounding biological weapons expand

India and the future of nuclear arms control
May 12, 2023

India and the future of nuclear arms control

India began its nuclear journey on a responsible note, and should continue to do so, even if arms control is a tall order amidst complex nuclear polit

परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण का भविष्य: 10वें NPT समीक्षा सम्मेलन से क्या हासिल हुआ?
Sep 03, 2022

परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण का भविष्य: 10वें NPT समीक्षा सम्मेलन से क्या हासिल हुआ?

10वां समीक्षा सम्मेलन एक ऐसे समय में आयोजित हुआ जब अंतरराष

परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण का भविष्य: 10वें NPT समीक्षा सम्मेलन से क्या हासिल हुआ?
Sep 03, 2022

परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण का भविष्य: 10वें NPT समीक्षा सम्मेलन से क्या हासिल हुआ?

10वां समीक्षा सम्मेलन एक ऐसे समय में आयोजित हुआ जब अंतरराष

The Future of Nuclear Disarmament: A look at the Tenth NPT Review Conference
Aug 31, 2022

The Future of Nuclear Disarmament: A look at the Tenth NPT Review Conference

The RevCon takes place at a time when the international security context is unpredictable and the need for meaningful dialogue and subsequent implemen

A nuclear arms race in Southern Asia?
Aug 06, 2022

A nuclear arms race in Southern Asia?

The nuclear dynamics of Southern Asia are inextricably linked to the larger global scenario, which is today characterised by two interlinked aspects:

India’s nuclear dilemma
Sep 28, 2018

India’s nuclear dilemma

India’s challenge in asserting its stance on global nuclear disarmament requires a precise articulation of its goals and plans.

China’s Nuclear Ambitions, the Implications for India, and the Future of Global Disarmament
Aug 16, 2023

China’s Nuclear Ambitions, the Implications for India, and the Future of Global Disarmament

China’s nuclear weapons arsenal has grown and modernised over the recent years, and current estimates say the country has 350 operational warheads ready for delivery, over 248 land-based ballistic missiles, and 72 sea-based ballistic missiles. China also has 20 nuclear gravity bombs and additional warheads intended to be armed on land- and sea-based missiles. This brief outlines a history of China’s nuclear weapons programme, scrutini

A Future without Nuclear Weapons
Nov 09, 2011

A Future without Nuclear Weapons

The elimination of nuclear weapons is a pre-condition for peace in the 21st century. This was the key message delivered by the Hon'ble Senator Douglas Roche, renowned campaigner for nuclear disarmament in his address to Indian experts at the ORF campus in New Delhi.

As prospects of arms control wane, the rise of nuclear risks
Mar 10, 2022

As prospects of arms control wane, the rise of nuclear risks

Whichever way the conflict ends, one outcome is clear: Nuclear weapons are here to stay and any prospects for nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament have receded further.

Between General Assembly Debates and Security Council Resolutions, Finding Coherence in the UN System
Mar 22, 2023

Between General Assembly Debates and Security Council Resolutions, Finding Coherence in the UN System

This brief employs text analytics to assess the extent to which speeches at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on matters of peace and security find resonance in resolutions passed by the UN Security Council (UNSC). These two are among the six main organs of the UN system: the UNGA is the main deliberative and representative body; and the UNSC is tasked with maintaining global peace and security. This brief studies four contemporary issue

ICoC for Outer Space: Need to involve all major players
May 07, 2014

ICoC for Outer Space: Need to involve all major players

The EU's proposed International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for space activities would not be successful if major space actors stay out of the ICoC, according to Indian PM's Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Amb. Rakesh Sood. He says the ICoC was welcomed simply due to the lack of alternate initiatives.

Implications of the US withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty
May 29, 2020

Implications of the US withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty

While many of the recent developments have been due to Russia’s apparent violation of its commitments, at least as the US maintains, the real reason is more likely the intensifying Sino-US competition and Washington’s determination not to tie its own hands.

India in the final frontier: Strategy, policy and industry
Jan 29, 2020

India in the final frontier: Strategy, policy and industry

This report builds on the discussions during the 5th ORF Kalpana Chawla Space Policy Dialogue 2019 organised by ORF. The report has three sections: the first covers questions of strategy in space; the second discusses policy dimensions; and the final one explores the role of private enterprises in the space domain. While some sections may include global perspectives, the report views the various challenges in space primarily from an Indian standp

Is India overturning decades of nuclear doctrine?
Oct 24, 2020

Is India overturning decades of nuclear doctrine?

The country has good reason to want first-strike capabilities. But the actual state of its arsenal suggests that it won’t get them.

Leveraging the atom? Nuclear weapons in Indian foreign policy
Sep 27, 2018

Leveraging the atom? Nuclear weapons in Indian foreign policy

How have nuclear weapons affected Indian foreign policy? Has India been able to leverage its status as a nuclear weapons state to further its foreign policy objectives? This issue brief examines these questions by first analysing how India’s foreign policy objectives have been affected by its possession of nuclear weapons. It then posits two strategies that India can pursue to leverage its status as a nuclear weapons state. The first strategy d

Navigating Considerations of Global Governance, National Strategies, and Ethics in Biowarfare
Aug 07, 2023

Navigating Considerations of Global Governance, National Strategies, and Ethics in Biowarfare

Biological weapons can come from naturally occurring microbes and viruses; but innovations in genomic editing are opening up new, potentially more threatening avenues for their development. These innovations can cause or spread disease or resist known therapeutic approaches. Addressing such threats of biowarfare requires obtaining reliable and informative taxonomies for the pathogens and timely and effective responses. This, in turn, calls for co

Nuclear bomb not the ultimate answer to national security: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Jun 07, 2011

Nuclear bomb not the ultimate answer to national security: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Senator Douglas Roche has urged the India to lead the movement for disarmament of nuclear weapons, saying India under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh was serious about nuclear disarmament.

The risks of Russia’s nuclear posturing
May 22, 2024

The risks of Russia’s nuclear posturing

While the odds of any tactical nuclear strike by Russia remain low at present, Moscow’s nuclear signalling has set a dangerous precedent.

Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons set to enter into force
Nov 05, 2020

Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons set to enter into force

On January 22, 2021 the TPNW will enter into force. But will it matter?

Why the CTBT remains an elusive goal
May 23, 2023

Why the CTBT remains an elusive goal

The last multilateral negotiations in the field of nuclear disarmament took place more than 20 years ago, resulting in the long awaited Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The treaty, however, has yet to enter into force. India is often held responsible for such uncertainty, in spite of having withdrawn from the negotiations before it was even concluded; at other times, it is the US which is blamed for failing to ratify the CTBT—giving reason

आण्विक निःशस्त्रीकरणाचे भविष्य: NPT पुनरावलोकन परिषदेवर एक नजर
Jul 25, 2023

आण्विक निःशस्त्रीकरणाचे भविष्य: NPT पुनरावलोकन परिषदेवर एक नजर

रेव्हकॉन अशा वेळी घडते जेव्हा आंतरराष्ट्रीय सुरक्षेचा संदर्भ अप्रत्याशित असतो आणि निरस्त्रीकरणाच्या मार्गासाठी अर्थपूर्ण संवाद आणि त्यानंतरच्या योजनांच्या अंमलबजा

जैविक युद्धात आणि निःशस्त्रीकरणात लिंग-आधारित शारीरिक व सामाजिक वैशिष्ट्यांनुसार होणारे परिणाम
Oct 27, 2023

जैविक युद्धात आणि निःशस्त्रीकरणात लिंग-आधारित शारीरिक व सामाजिक वैशिष्ट्यांनुसार होणारे परिणाम

पुरुष आणि स्त्रियांसाठी योग्य मानल्या जाणार्‍या सामाजिक आणि सांस्कृतिक भूमिकांच्या संबंधात जैविक युद्धाचा असुरक्षित लिंगांवर होणारा परिणाम लक्षात घेणे आवश्यक आहे, क�