India’s Contributions to UN Peacekeeping and the Global Disarmament Agenda: Strategic Identity, Multilateralism, and Constraints Introduction India’s engagement with the United Nations since its inception has been marked by a consistent emphasis on multilateral solutions to global problems. Two arenas—UN peacekeeping and the normative-institutional architecture of disarmament—offer particularly revealing windows into how New Delhi projects … Continue reading To what extent has India contributed to United Nations peacekeeping operations and advanced the normative and institutional agenda for global disarmament, and how do these roles reflect its broader strategic identity, foreign policy priorities, and commitment to multilateralism in the international system?
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Critically assess India’s opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on the grounds of its discriminatory framework, and its resistance to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) based on concerns over its effectiveness. How do these positions reflect India’s nuclear policy and strategic autonomy in the global non-proliferation regime?
India’s Critique of the NPT and CTBT: Strategic Autonomy and the Architecture of Global Nuclear Governance Introduction India’s nuclear posture has been shaped by its twin imperatives of ensuring national security and strategic autonomy, particularly in a postcolonial context where global norms are often perceived to be defined by hegemonic powers. These imperatives have placed … Continue reading Critically assess India’s opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on the grounds of its discriminatory framework, and its resistance to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) based on concerns over its effectiveness. How do these positions reflect India’s nuclear policy and strategic autonomy in the global non-proliferation regime?