Pokhran-I was a de facto display of India’s nuclear technology that gave India entry to the elite nuclear club. The successful underground detonation provoked immense national pride, but also global condemnation: Ankit K & Kartik Bommakanti or-f.org/27668

While the odds of any tactical nuclear strike by #Russia in #Ukraine remain low at present, #Moscow ’s nuclear signalling has set a dangerous precedent, argue Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K or-f.org/27525

Pokhran-I was a de facto display of India’s nuclear technology that gave India entry to the elite nuclear club. The successful underground detonation provoked immense national pride, but also global condemnation: Ankit K & Kartik Bommakanti or-f.org/27668

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Pokhran-I was a de facto display of India’s nuclear technology that gave India entry to the elite nuclear club. The successful underground detonation provoked immense national pride but also global condemnation: Ankit K & Kartik Bommakanti or-f.org/27668

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Earlier this month, in a concerning escalation, #Russia announced that it plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical #nuclear weapons along the border with #Ukraine , write Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K or-f.org/27525

For ORF, Kartik Bommakanti & I write on the 50th anniversary of Pokhran 1 test. We try to understand the conduct of the test through the lens of geopolitical tensions, technological ambitions, and ethical dilemmas India faced during the 70s and onwards.

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By raising the risk by lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, Russia has changed the understanding of how nuclear deterrence works and redrawn the lines of nuclear deterrence. I write with Prof Harsh Pant for The Hindu ORF Samir Saran

By making explicit nuclear threats at lower levels of conflict, Russia is on a dangerous path. If nuclear powers routinely threaten to use nuclear weapons as a coercive tactic, it may encourage other states to follow suit: Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K or-f.org/27525

While the odds of any tactical nuclear strike by #Russia in #Ukraine remain low at present, #Moscow ’s nuclear signalling has set a dangerous precedent, argue Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K or-f.org/27525

Earlier this month, in a concerning escalation, #Russia announced that it plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical #nuclear weapons along the border with #Ukraine , write Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K or-f.org/27525

Earlier this month, in a concerning escalation, #Russia announced that it plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical #nuclear weapons along the border with #Ukraine , write Harsh V. Pant & Ankit K

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2019 terror attack on the bus convoy led to the loss of 40 lives. Forces learnt a lesson and a well thought protocol is now in place. Imo, 5 mins of stoppage is always better than each vehicle under scrutiny.