Member Activities

A Ground View of the Indian Space Policy 2023
THE HINDU - APLN member Rakesh Sood writes on the Indian Space Policy 2023, released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Deterrence and Us
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN Senior Research Advisor Manpreet Sethi argues that India must maintain nuclear sobriety in the future.

Fukushima: Lessons learned from a devastating “near-miss”
BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS - APLN member Yoichi Funabashi co-wrote an article with Marina Fujita Dickson, examining the mistakes made in the days and weeks following the Fukushima incident.

How China’s Echo Chamber Threatens Taiwan
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - APLN member Tong Zhao examines how the internal feedback loop among China's leadership, policy elites, and the general public creates an underappreciated risk of war over Taiwan.

Beyond the Optics
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member Shyam Saran writes on SCO ministerial, arguing that to seize multilateral moment, India must invest in corps of negotiators to make its presence felt at global meets.

Book Review | ‘Striking Asymmetries: Nuclear Transitions in Southern Asia’
FINANCIAL EXPRESS - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar reviews “Striking Asymmetries: Nuclear Transitions in Southern Asia” by Ashley J. Tellis.

Nuclear Weapons May Not Be in Seoul’s Best Interest
THE JAPAN TIMES - APLN member Ramesh Thakur argues that going nuclear would likely hurt rather than enhance South Korea’s global prestige.

A Step Toward Normalizing Japan-South Korea Relations
THE JAPAN TIMES - APLN member Yoichi Funabashi writes on the Japan-South Korea Summit.

Internal Chaos, External Crisis
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C Raja Mohan writes on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s visit to India.

Indian Defense Minister Visits Maldives
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on the Indian Defense Minister’s visit to Maldives.