INDIA -- NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Summer 2007
Pakistan: Instability Raises Nuclear Security Concerns
Summary Report, Oxford Analytica
By Hassan Abbas, Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Managing the Atom Fellow Hassan Abbas provides analysis of Pakistan’s nuclear command and control systems and the security of its nuclear program in the aftermath of the recent test-firing of a nuclear-capable missile and terrorist attack.
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July 19, 2007
Growing Links for US and India
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Xenia Dormandy, Former Senior Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
As the centerpiece of the transformed relationship, there is enormous political will to complete the deal, but the devil is in the details.
Spring 2007
"Belfer Center Engages India as Emerging Great Power"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the wisdom of the civilian nuclear power agreement signed in December by President George W. Bush, most agree that the deal will deepen the long-standing relationship between the U.S. and India, a relationship that will continue to impact both countries on many levels. Along with the Kennedy School and Harvard, the Belfer Center is working to expand the relationship that began in 1960 when President John F. Kennedy named Harvard's John Kenneth Galbraith as ambassador to India.
Spring 2007
"Arab Strategy Forum Promotes Debate on Policy in Arab World"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Rachel Wilson, Former Program Coordinator, The Dubai Initiative, 2006-2007
Several representatives of the Dubai Initiative at the Belfer Center participated in the 4th annual Arab Strategy Forum (ASF), which took place in Dubai in December. The Dubai School of Government (DSG) played a key role in developing the format and content for the ASF, a center of Arab strategic thinking and the main launch pad for regional programs and initiatives.
February 17, 2007
Resolve India-Pakistan Tension
Op-Ed, International Herald Tribune
By Xenia Dormandy, Former Senior Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
There is talk about the U.S.-Pakistan-Afghanistan tripartite, but it's the wrong focus. The focus should be on the Afghanistan-Pakistan-India triangle.
January 10, 2007
How Washington Learned to Stop Worrying and Love India's Bomb
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs
By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities
Carter's update to his July/August 2006 Foreign Affairs essay "America's New Strategic Partner?"
July/August 2006
America's New Strategic Partner?
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue 4, volume 85
By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities
In 2006, the U.S. and Indian governments struck a deal that recognizes India as a nuclear weapons power. Critics say Washington gave up too much too soon and at a great cost to nonproliferation efforts. Perhaps. But India could in time become a valuable security partner. So despite the deal’s flaws and the uncertainties surrounding its implementation, Washington should move forward with it.
Summer 2006
"International Security"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
International Security is America's leading journal of security affairs. It provides sophisticated analyses of contemporary security issues and discusses their conceptual and historical foundations. The journal is edited at the Belfer Center and published quarterly by the MIT Press. Questions may be directed to: IS@harvard.edu
July 12, 2006
How Much Will India Endure?
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Xenia Dormandy, Former Senior Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Due largely to extensive, active and exhaustive mediation by central figures from the West, tensions were ratcheted down, and in time forces were demobilized.
