Author Archives: Bharat Karnad

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About Bharat Karnad

Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, he was Member of the (1st) National Security Advisory Board and the Nuclear Doctrine-drafting Group, and author, among other books of, 'Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: The Realist Foundations of Strategy', 'India's Nuclear Policy' and most recently, 'Why India is Not a Great Power (Yet)'. Educated at the University of California (undergrad and grad), he was Visiting Scholar at Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, and Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, DC.

Message from Modi

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Bharat Karnad

Finally, there is a political leader of stature, with significant achievements to his credit, daring to think big for the nation. Having proved himself a remarkably adept administrator and a hard driver and shaper-upper of the ordinarily lax, lethargic, and … Continue reading →

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Books & Major Publications

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bharat Karnad

‘India’s Rise: Why It is not a great power (yet)’ – tentative title, to be published by Potomac Books, Washington, DC in 2012 ‘Strategic Sell-out: Indian-US Nuclear Deal’ [New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2009], co-authored with P.K. Iyengar, A.N. Prasad, & … Continue reading →

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Endless Delusion

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bharat Karnad

                                       No Dearth of Delusion Come the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in autumn and there’s India, predictably making the same old pitch for a permanent seat in the Security Council as part of “comprehensive reform” of … Continue reading →

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