News for 'arms-control-and-disarmament'

'Pak doesn't have no first use of nukes policy, can look India in the eye'

'The Indian gung-ho leadership may like to think about it, there should never ever be a doubt in anyone's mind, friend or foe, that Pakistan's operationally ready nuclear capability enables every Pakistani leader the liberty, the dignity and the courage to look straight into the Indian eye and never blink.'

At $84 bn, India ranks fourth in 2023 military spend: SIPRI report

The increase in India's military spending was "mainly a result of growing personnel and operations costs" which made up almost 80 percent of the total military budget in 2023, the SIPRI report claimed.

'India won't go out of its way to promote democracy'

Democracy will remain central to India's national identity, but will not be a conscious axis of its foreign policy, reports Aziz Haniffa

US expert Michael Krepon on Indo-US relations

'A lot of people in India are not ready to move on. You are still concerned that any defence deal with the US will constrain your strategic autonomy, as if the US had the power to do that,' says Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Henry L Stimson Centre, a Washington, DC think-tank.

Canada to supply N-reactors to India

'Sino-India N-cooperation possible under IAEA'

Some Chinese scholars wondered why India is not taking any initiative to join NPT and which will open up more options for the nation on the nuclear front.

The Michael Krepon interview

'There will not be a consensus to treat India separately from everybody else,' says security expert Michael Krepon.

China to cut PLA troops by more than 50%

'This is the first time that active PLA army personnel would be reduced to below one million,' PLA Daily said.

India joins Hague missile code with eye on cracking NSG

The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation is a toothless mechanism, but it may well end up serving India's interests, says Ajay Lele.

Why Obama's Hiroshima visit is so important

'Obama's visit to Hiroshima must generate a fresh debate in the international community about how to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons in international politics and how to disarm the world from these monstrous weapons forever,' says Sanjeev Shrivastav..

China starts naval drills in disputed South China Sea

The Chinese navy has kicked off 10-day military exercises in the disputed South China Sea amid heightened tensions in the region, especially with the United States.

China's UNSC gamble is a setback to relations with India

'India needs to closely monitor the discussions at the UNSC and make counter-measures as this touches its core interests', points out Srikanth Kondapalli.

India must tell China it is playing with fire

'While China expressed reservations on the Indian role in the South China Sea, Beijing threw to the winds Indian concerns on Kashmir by announcing $46 billion in investments Pakistan occupied Kashmir,' says Srikanth Kondapalli.

No peace between India & Pak without resolving Kashmir issue: Sharif

Sharif raises Kashmir issue at UNGA, renews plebiscite demand.