Rajiv Nayan

Oppenheimer was admired by a section of the Indian intelligentsia for his familiarity with Indian philosophical traditions and his advocacy of peaceful nuclear uses.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• September 12, 2023 |
• Issue Brief

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan's article ‘India and Korea: A Promising Future Ahead’ was published in ‘Korea on Point’, a publication/forum of the Korean Association of International Studies, on 07 September, 2023.

In managing, countering and eliminating all the existing and emerging security challenges, India is increasingly looking toward cooperating with South Korea. In East Asia, as in Indo-Pacific, India needs to work closely with Korea. Korea’s technology prowess will be useful for India’s vision of modernizing its arms and becoming a manufacturing hub. Together the two countries may envision security of Asia, and hopefully, the world, says Dr Nayan.

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Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use, dreadfully experienced in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has had little policy impact on concluding a genuine nuclear disarmament convention.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• August 14, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

India’s track record as a responsible nuclear weapon country is reflected in its policy of nuclear restraint.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• May 11, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

• Rajiv Nayan |
• May-June 2023 |
• Strategic Analysis

Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the New START complicates efforts to revive arms control negotiations.

• Rajiv Nayan, Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak |
• March 02, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

• Rajiv Nayan |
• January-June 2022 |
• CBW Magazine

Drones are increasingly proving their relevance in a number of areas, including military. These unmanned systems could also have utility for different missions relating to nuclear science and technology. Although drones have demonstrated their usefulness in radiation monitoring in 1940s, yet their role as delivery vehicles is being debated. The weight, range, speed and endurance factors make a nuclear weapon country to prefer missiles and bombers. Technology is progressing very fast, and drones are taking advantage of the rapid developments in new technologies.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• October-December 2022 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The parties involved in the Ukraine–Russia conflict should privilege nuclear risk avoidance measures rather than indulge in nuclear sabre-rattling.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• September 23, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments

Export controls or strategic trade technology control has been used as a significant tool to impose sanctions on Russia, for its military operations in Crimea and Ukraine.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• August 30, 2022 |
• Issue Brief