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TopicNuclear weapons

Topic: Nuclear weapons

China can exploit the US fear of nuclear escalation & create trouble at borders

Is the world drifting toward another world war? China’s rise, hyper-nationalism, and border conflicts highlight similarities with the conditions that led to the previous world wars.

How BJP is ‘winning over’ women with ‘seva’ & trend of IITians joining political consultancies

Global media also analyses rising tensions and nuclear proliferation, particularly in Asia, with a 'multi-headed rocket arms race' between India and Pakistan.

Most important agreement Xi & Biden can make—keep AI out of nuclear warmaking decisions

An agreement to keep AI out of nuclear weapons control systems will be a solid step forward, even if months of discussions are needed to agree on how it will be implemented & verified.

A provocative Pakistani speech revives nuclear threat again. Time for DGMO talks

1971, and the subsequent nuclear tests by India continue to reverberate in Pakistani security conversations, Lt Gen (retd) Kidwai’s speech shows again.

Threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real,’ says US president Joe Biden

The deployment is Russia’s first move of such warheads–shorter-range, less powerful nuclear weapons that could be used on battlefield–outside Moscow since fall of Soviet Union.

Moscow’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus time-limited, says senior Russian diplomat

Alexei Polishchuk, in an interview, said the weapons could be removed from Belarus if the US & NATO 'refrained from undermining the security and sovereignty of Russia and Belarus'.

Homi Bhabha loved Delhi for its monuments. He thought PWD architects would ruin the city

Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy's full-fledged biography of Homi J. Bhabha provides a good vehicle for telling the story of Indian science and the foundations of India’s atomic energy programme.

Belarusian President says ‘nuclear weapons for everyone’ if any country joins Russia-Belarus union

Russia and Belarus are formally part of a Union State, a borderless union and alliance between the two former Soviet republics.

Russia, Belarus sign document to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, says TASS news

Moscow will retain control over the weapons and any decisions on their use, the news agency quoted Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.

India can maximise its nuclear power with AI but control of weapons must stay with humans

If war remains within the realm of human society, it can still involve issues of proportionality, morality, human rights, and the most human act of all—bargaining.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.