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Dr Rajiv Nayan is Senior Research Associate at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. He has been working with the Institute since 1993, where he specialises in international relations, security issues, especially the politics of nuclear disarmament, export control, non-proliferation, and arms control. He was Visiting Research Fellow at Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Tokyo, where he published his monograph “Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia”. He was also Senior Researcher at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College, London and Visiting Fulbright Scholar at Center on International Cooperation (CIC), New York University. He holds a PhD and a Master of Philosophy in Disarmament Studies and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In his doctoral dissertation, he studied the implications of Missile Technology Control Regime for Indian security and economy.
Dr Nayan has published books as well as papers in academic journals and as chapters in books. His single-authored book Global Strategic Trade Management has been published by Springer in 2019. His edited book The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and India was published by Routledge in 2012.
Select Publications
- Export Controls and India, CSSS Occasional Papers 1/2013, King's Colloge, London.
- Limited Wars in South Asia: Against the Nuclear Backdrop, Defence and Security Alert, January 2012
- "The Relevance of Sanctions in the Contemporary International System: An Indian Perspective," in Greg Mills & Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, eds., New Tools for Reform and Stability? Sanctions, Conditionalities and Conflict Resolution (SAAIA, 2004).
- "India and the Missile Technology Control Regime," in Amitabh Mattoo, ed., India's Nuclear Deterrent: Pokhran and Beyond (Har-Anand Publishers, New Delhi, 1998).
- Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia, Occasional Paper 32 (Japan Institute of International Affairs, March 2005).
- "Trends of the Missile Technology Control Regime," Strategic Analysis, September 1998.
- "Chemical Weapons Convention: The Challenges Ahead," Strategic Analysis, March 1998.
Drones and India's Security
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Rajiv Nayan’s article ‘Drones and India's Security’ was published in Borderline 2021, a Border Security Force (BSF) Journal.
The Biden Administration and the Future of ‘No First Use’
Although the ideas of nuclear arms control, nuclear security and nuclear disarmament have featured in several US official statements and joint statements with other countries, will US adopt the ‘No First Use’ policy, remains to be seen.
Pentagon Report and the Chinese Nuclear Forces Assessment
The rapid increase in the nuclear forces of China, as revealed in the 2021 Pentagon Report, is a matter of serious concern. Several countries are undertaking exercises to ascertain the strategic and security implications of the feared expansion of the Chinese nuclear stockpile.
In the new arms bazaar, S-400 the big acquisition
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Rajiv Nayan’s article, ‘In the new arms bazaar, S-400 the big acquisition’ was published in the News Trail, on November 29, 2021.
S-400 will embody the continuity and the change in India’s defence acquisition policy, says Dr. Nayan.
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If US Sees China’s Hypersonic Missile Test as Sputnik Moment, It Must Help Allies, Friends
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Rajiv Nayan’s article ‘If US sees China’s hypersonic missile test as Sputnik moment, it must help allies, friends’ was published in ‘The Print’ on November 1, 2021.
The general understanding is that hypersonic missiles will beat and undermine the ballistic missile defence systems, a serious international security concern, says Dr. Nayan.
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The Nuclear Submarine Deal of the New Troika
The announcement of the trilateral security partnership “AUKUS” by Australia, UK and US, has prompted discussions on several issues, however, the submarine part of the agreement, about leveraging expertise from US and UK and facilitating the Australian acquisition of the nuclear-powered submarines, is attracting a lot of attention.
भारत कोविड-19 में चाहेगा अमेरिका का सहयोग, बाइडेन का जोर जलवायु परिवर्तन पर होगा
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s views on the upcoming Quad Summit has been published by Hindi Daily ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ on September 15, 2021.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has not succeeded in adding any additional universal stigma to nuclear weapons. It lacks the support base needed for replacing the Cold War vintage “Mutual Assured Destruction” with “Mutual Assured Abstinence”. The nuclear weapon countries’ faith in the deterrence logic remains intact.
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement and Defence Preparedness
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Rajiv Nayan's article on India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement and Defence Preparedness has been published in Rashtriya Sahara (Hastkshep) on April 03, 2021.
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The United Nations and Nuclear Issues
Strategic Analysis, Volume 44, Issue 5 (2020)