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May 24 2018
NUCLEAR POWER
What nuclear weapons have done to us
NUCLEAR POWER : What nuclear weapons have done to us
Pokhran-II happened on May 1998, Firdaus Ahmed writes if nuclear weapons have made us more secure in these last twenty years.
Mar 15 2018
ARMY POLITICS
Dissension in the top brass?
ARMY POLITICS : Dissension in the top brass?
Firdaus Ahmed reflects on the possibility that there is a budding pushback from the army commanders to their Chief’s increasing proximity with the ruling party at the Center.
Dec 20 2017
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Are India’s nuclear weapons in safe hands?
NUCLEAR WEAPONS : Are India’s nuclear weapons in safe hands?
Firdaus Ahmed ponders if India’s nuclear weapons are in safer hands or not.
Sep 20 2017
NUCLEAR AGE WAR
The myth of a nuclear peace
NUCLEAR AGE WAR : The myth of a nuclear peace
The two-front war remarks made by the Indian Army Chief recently makes Firdaus Ahmed question the usage of nuclear weapons in case of such a war.
Jun 29 2017
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Mapping India’s doctrinal movement
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY : Mapping India’s doctrinal movement
The recently released joint doctrine shows a movement in India's strategic, nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional doctrines. Firdaus Ahmed claims that this necessarily will not make India any safer.
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Apr 25 2017
NUCLEAR THREAT
The hovering nuclear clouds
NUCLEAR THREAT : The hovering nuclear clouds
Is India shifting its nuclear strategy in a new direction? Firdaus Ahmed analyses what that would mean.
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Dec 14 2016
INDO-PAK RELATIONS
The Parrikar thesis
INDO-PAK RELATIONS : The Parrikar thesis
Firdaus Ahmed analyses the recent comments made by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's in case of India being provoked by Pakistan.
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May 07 2016
CONFLICT IN NUCLEAR AGE
World War II redux in the nuclear age
CONFLICT IN NUCLEAR AGE : World War II redux in the nuclear age
A mega Indian Army exercise aimed at sharpening Army's deep strike capabilities in enemy territory concluded last month in Rajasthan. Firdaus Ahmed analyses why having the strike capabilities in this nuclear age might be a mixed blessing.
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Mar 03 2016
SYRIAN CEASEFIRE
Can India provide a new lens to the ISIS challenge in Syria?
SYRIAN CEASEFIRE : Can India provide a new lens to the ISIS challenge in Syria?
Is military combat the only way to deal with the Islamic state and its likes? Firdaus Ahmed ponders about the role India can play in making the ongoing temporary ceasefire in the five-year old Syrian civil war a more permanent one.
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Jan 16 2016
DOCTRINAL DISCONNECT
Modi worsens India’s doctrinal muddle
DOCTRINAL DISCONNECT : Modi worsens India’s doctrinal muddle
In light of events in Pathankot, Firdaus Ahmed analyses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech, given to the military brass last month at the Combined Commanders’ conference aboard the INS Vikramaditya, on the way forward with Pakistan.
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Firdaus Ahmed is a freelance writer on security affairs, and writes a monthly column on peace, security, and related issues for India Together.