Nuclear Deterrence and Treaty on Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

Nuclear Deterrence and Treaty on Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons in South Asia 0
- Commentary
- November 20, 2020
hiroshimaforpeace.com What is the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)? By Ahyousha Khan 20 November 2020 On October 24, 2020, the Treaty on Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) commonly known as the ‘Ban Treaty’ was ratified by fifty states. This has marked the start of a 90-day countdown for the
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Artificial Intelligence in South Asia and Implications for Pakistan 0
- Commentary
- October 18, 2020
By Ahyousha Khan 18 October 2020 Artificial Intelligence (AI) allows any system to perceive, interpret, and reason a given situation by acting physically or digitally. Today AI has wider use in medical, transport, economics, and military technologies. Most significantly, the use of AI in military affairs has gained momentum in recent
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India’s Test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle and Implications for South Asia 0
- Commentary
- September 30, 2020
By Ahyousha Khan 30 September 2020 In September this year, India claimed to have successfully tested scramjet engine technology. This has been indigenously developed for its hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV). As per the Indian estimates, this particular and sophisticated technology would be a key component for the development of the next generation of hypersonic
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Indian Pursuit of Disruptive Technologies and Its Implications on Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia 0
- Commentary
- September 23, 2020
By Ahyousha Khan 23 September 2020 The term disruptive technology was first coined by a Harvard Business School Professor, Clayton Christensen in his book “The Innovator Dilemma”. According to the book, disruptive technologies could revolutionize the specific fields in which they are to be adopted. However, disruptive technologies also come with many risks attached because
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Artificial Intelligence without Cyber Resilience in South Asia 0
- Commentary
- July 16, 2020
By: Ahyousha Khan 16 July 2020 Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the defining technologies of the 21st century. Today AI is being deployed in health care systems, financial trading, translation and transportation, and military technology massively. The technology and terminology “artificial intelligence” is not the product of the 21st century, rather the term
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Non-Traditional Threats to National Security 0
- Commentary
- April 30, 2020
by Ahyousha Khan 30 April 2020 The term ‘security’ is a comprehensive concept that encompasses the internal and external security threats faced by nation-states within the prevalent international system. Thus, each state has a peculiar national security policy, dynamic enough in the face of evolving threats and inherent vulnerabilities. Therefore, a national security policy cannot
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Back to Short Range Ballistic Missiles0
- Commentary
- January 26, 2019
By: Ahyousha Khan 26 January 2019 Year 2018 was significant from the point of view of nuclear arms build-up and non-proliferation efforts globally. On one side Washington and Pyongyang went for negotiations after decades of direct confrontations; on the other hand side US withdraw from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and Inter-mediate Nuclear Force Treaty
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Arihant First Successful Deterrent Petrol: Dawn of new era or Nothing New but a Hyped Political Statement 0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- November 27, 2018
By: Ahyousha Khan 27 November 2018 Few days ago on the successful completion of the first deterrence petrol of Arihant, which is SSBN (ship submersible ballistic missile nuclear powered) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave statement that now India possesses “credible nuclear deterrence”. There is no doubt that with INS Arihant, India now possess
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Second Age of Arms Race in the Indian Ocean and India’s Test of K-15 SRBM:0
- Commentary
- September 28, 2018
By Ahyousha Khan 28 September 2018 In late August 2018, according to Indian defence officials, local and international media sources three short-range ballistic missiles were fired from INS Arihant for the first time. Before that India never exhibited the capacity of INS Arihant. Indian newspaper stated that all three-short range K-15 missiles followed
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Pakistan: Indigenization: the Reliable way towards Invincible Self- Defense 0
- Commentary
- September 7, 2018
By: Ahyousha Khan 8 September 2018 Both arms procurement and build-up are used in negative connotations and are discouraged in international systems. But even than states build arms and if they cannot build them, they procure them. But, the question arises why states have to build-arms if these weapons are portraying
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Call for Naval Nuclear CBM’s between South Asian Nuclear Rivals 0
- Commentary
- August 27, 2018
By: Ahyousha Khan 27 August 2018 In complex and dynamic South Asian security structure, new security concerns are evolving without the previous ones being resolved, leading to further deterioration of regional security. Security dynamics of the region are dominated by the power play between nuclear arch-rivals of the region – India and Pakistan.
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India’s Probable Move toward Space Weaponization 0
- Commentary
- August 8, 2018
Credit: India Defence update By: Ahyousha Khan 8 August 2018 The term Space Weaponization tends to raise the alarm as it implies deployment of weapons in the outer space or on heavenly bodies like Sun and Moon or sending weaponry from earth to the outer space to destroy satellite capabilities of other states.
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Pakistan’s Journey to the Infinity and beyond 0
- Commentary
- July 27, 2018
By: Ahyousha Khan 27 July 2018 Earlier this July, Pakistan launched two satellites from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Centre. Pakistani official from MOFA confirmed the launching of satellites named – PRSS-1 and Pak-TES-1A. PRSS-1 is 1200 kg satellite which can operate at an altitude of 640 kilometers. On the other hand, Pak-TES-1A is 285 kg
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SIPRI Annual Report: Flawed Analysis of Pakistan’s Nuclear Forces 0
- Commentary
- July 20, 2018
By: Ahyousha Khan 20 July 2018 Since its inception, Pakistan’s nuclear program became a victim of nuclear apartheid, even though the acquisition of nuclear technology not only for peaceful purposes but security purposes is the inalienable right of states. It’s worth mentioning that Pakistan in its attempt to acquire mastery in nuclear fuel cycle
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