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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
TopicNuclear disarmament

Topic: Nuclear disarmament

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

The third nuclear age is here. With more dangers

The sobering reality is that nuclear danger has not gone away. Regional deterrence relationships are being tested by border tensions and military modernisation of adversaries.

India and South Korea hold talks on disarmament and non-proliferation

The consultations were held in Seoul on April 26. The two sides also discussed the developments in the importance of maintaining international peace and stability.

‘Fierce advocate for peace’ — US scholar Michael Krepon, who fought against nuclear weapons, dies

Krepon was among the earliest voices, in aftermath of Cold War, to advocate elimination of nuclear weapons. His research focussed on nuclear dynamics of South Asia.

India’s nuclear doctrine not useless. Stay with no-first-use – nukes are not silver bullets

While Russia continues to threaten NATO with its nuclear prowess, India must refrain from doing the same—Chinese aggressors might not know the meaning of restraint.

P5 statement on nuclear disarmament is solemn but not credible. Previous treaties are proof

If the P5 truly believes in ‘preventing nuclear war’, their rejection of the UN's principle of the non-use of nuclear weapons is difficult to understand.

SubscriberWrites: Nuclear disarmament is a harbinger of strategic stability. Defensive stance is the only way

Though India has declared itself a nuclear weapon state, it believes that global peace and stability can be achieved only by eliminating these weapons of mass destruction, writes Jay Desai.

Harsh V Pant on China’s power play and Rakesh Sood on new nuclear arms race

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from S.K. Sarin, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Debashis Basu and many others.

Global Pulse: We will take our country back (never mind that we’re already a sovereign nation)

'We will take our country back' is the universal cry of rightist reaction.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.