Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

During the last dozen years or so, the Indian and American governments have instituted broad policy changes aimed at turning their bilateral relationship into some form of strategic partnership.

• Steven A. Hoffmann
• Occasional Papers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN 978-11-0705-662-6
Price: Rs.895/-
The book describes India as a unique case of an outlier surviving outside the regime’s overarching system, as a nuclear-capable state with prolonged record of resistance (and selective adherence), but ending up seeking opportunities to engage with its normative structures. The ideological and policy shifts that had shaped India’s transformative journey from a perennial outlier to one seeking greater integration with the regime, though, also exemplifies the underlying strategic paradoxes and dogmatic incongruities. The book assesses how these dynamics will determine India’s role in global anti-proliferation and its status in the emerging global nuclear order.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• Book

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• IDSA Comments

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• Issue Brief

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• A. Vinod Kumar
• September 25, 2020
• Issue Brief

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• A. Vinod Kumar
• March 31, 2020
• Issue Brief

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• A. Vinod Kumar
• December 29, 2017
• IDSA Comments

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• A. Vinod Kumar
• April 06, 2016
• Issue Brief

The collective silence of the guardians and the state-parties by no means signifies the NPT’s good health, especially when they continue to emphasise upon the slow pace of disarmament and enduring pressures on the non-proliferation regime.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• March 02, 2015
• IDSA Comments

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• Strategic Analysis