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Debak Das

5 months

🚨 New piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ( @BulletinAtomic ) on India's MIRV test & Sino-Indian nuclear stability🚨 "...The MIRV test and the solidifying of strategic stability will open up space for China-India conventional crisis escalation"

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Absolutely thrilled to share that I'll be an Assistant Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver from Fall 2022! @JosefKorbel @UofDenver I'm extremely excited and honored to be joining this amazing set of faculty, staff & students!

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Defended my dissertation yesterday! Lookout world, they're calling me a Dr. now?! Extremely grateful to my amazing committee, Matthew Evangelista, Sarah Kreps [ @sekreps ], Jonathan Kirshner, Judith Reppy, & my external reader, David Holloway for helping me get here! @cornellgov

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Debak Das

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6 years

F-16s "certain to ultimately erode the national security of the United States and some of its closest allies..."Throwback from the archives of US Senator John Glenn urging President Ronald Reagan to not sell F-16s to Pakistan in 1987 #F16 #IndiaPakistan #Balakote #Twitterstorians

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Debak Das

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8 years

Horrific.160 and counting. The most advanced military in the world,how do you get something so wrong? #prayforSyria

Suspected U.S. airstrikes in Syria kill scores of civilians, activists say

The U.S. military is investigating claims that as many as 160 people were killed.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Incredibly excited to be joining the faculty at @JosefKorbel at @UofDenver this fall! I can't wait to start working with this fantastic group of faculty, staff, and students!

Josef Korbel School

@josefkorbel

2 years

We are excited 🥳 to welcome @frrodriguezc @kaitmsims @DebakD & @SigmanDecides to the Korbel community this fall 🍂! They bring a rich set of experiences, field research and policy engagement across a diverse range of issues. Learn more: #newfaculty

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Debak Das

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2 years

What a great day to start teaching at the @JosefKorbel School @UofDenver ! Fantastic energy in the classrooms and good vibes all around!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Thrilled and excited to start the MacArthur Nuclear Security Pre-doctoral Fellowship at @StanfordCISAC !

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Happy to have finally submitted my PhD dissertation, Delivering the Bomb: Nuclear Forces, Ambiguity, and the Non-proliferation Order. Many thanks to everyone who helped make this long journey possible! The list is very long but you know who you are, and I am extremely grateful!

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Debak Das

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5 years

In this piece for the @washingtonpost 's Monkey Cage, I discuss the cyberattack on India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant - the myth of the 'air gap', possibility of North Korean involvement & potential for military escalation @monkeycageblog #CyberAttack

Analysis | An Indian nuclear power plant suffered a cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know.

Authorities don't seem to understand the real threat from cyberoperations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Happy to announce that I will be a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at @StanfordCISAC next academic year! Looking forward to a great year ahead with this fantastic group of scholars!

CISAC names 2021-22 fellows and researchers

The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is pleased to welcome the fellows and researchers who will be joining us for the 2021-22 academic year. These scholars will spend the...

cisac.fsi.stanford.edu

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Excited that my new article in @GSQ_Journal is now out! Argument: The International Audience is an important but overlooked third actor in nuclear crises. I use the 1999 Kargil War as a case study. Other examples from Cuban Missile Crisis & Ussuri Crisis.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Very thrilled and excited to join this great group at @StanfordCISAC next year!

CISAC

@StanfordCISAC

5 years

Introducing the 2019-20 CISAC fellows:

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

First quarter as faculty @JosefKorbel @UofDenver done! What a wonderful, instructive, and absolutely gorgeous (and sometimes snowy) last few months it’s been. Looking forward to the next session already!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

My new piece on AUKUS and Non-Proliferation in the @WashingtonPost 's @MonkeyCageblog . TL/DR: The French benefited from a similar deal; the non-proliferation concerns are real; but lots precedents of such submarine technology transfer by U.S. #nuclear

Analysis | Australia will get nuclear-powered submarines. Some see a proliferation threat.

The U.S. has shared this type of technology before — with France, in fact.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Very excited and happy to receive this grant from @Apsiainfo ! Looking forward to continuing this project with @Shubha186 on security policies in the Global South. Also, a first collaboration between @JosefKorbel and @TheHertieSchool !

APSIA

@apsiainfo

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🎉Congratulations to the 2022-2023 APSIA Junior Faculty Fund Grantees! 🎉 Top Prize @Ninawth @SAISHopkins @NinaReiners @GVAGrad Second Prize @DebakD @josefkorbel @Shubha186 @thehertieschool

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Debak Das

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4 years

Very thrilled to join @CSDR_India 's panel of experts. Looking forward to the many exciting collaborations ahead!

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@CSDR_India

4 years

Pleased to welcome @DebakD to our panel of experts. He brings with him expertise on regional nuclear powers, international history, foreign policy, public opinion, and South Asian politics. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

In my @BulletinAtomic piece on India's accidental missile launch, I argue that we were very lucky that the incident did not lead to military escalation. Measures for accidental launches need to be agreed upon immediately. We may not be so lucky next time.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

1 year

My new piece in @Lawfare on the State of Nuclear Instability in South Asia South Asia is in a quadrilateral nuclear competition. China is responding to US nuclear modernization. India to China’s force expansion & Pakistan is trying to not lag behind India

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Perfect day to start the Fellow’s program at @StanfordCISAC ! Extremely grateful to be back, and so excited to see Encina Hall for the first time since March 2020!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

1 year

The Korbel flight has arrived at Montréal! #ISA2023 @JosefKorbel @UofDenver

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Extremely happy to be an affiliated scholar with @CERI_SciencesPo at Sciences Po, Paris and the Nuclear Knowledges program. Looking forward to collaborating more on questions of luck, deterrence, and nuclear weapons! @ScPoResearch @ScPoAmericanF @NKnowledges @APAHS_ScPo

Nuclear Knowledges

@NKnowledges

2 years

The perfect piece to welcome @DebakD as an affiliated scholar to @CERI_SciencesPo and the Nuclear Knowledges program. Welcome Debak and thanks for helping us understand the limits of control and the role of luck in nuclear politics @ScPoResearch @ScPoAmericanF @APAHS_ScPo

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Debak Das

@DebakD

1 year

Many thanks to the University of Denver's Undergraduate Research Journal for featuring me in their "Faculty Spotlight" series. Thanks to @kruger_eli for the interview as well! @JosefKorbel @UofDenver Here is the link:

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

In this new piece for @TXNatSecReview I highlight the key dynamics in the changed nuclear status quo in South Asia. Enjoyed chairing this roundtable with excellent contributions from @myraemacdonald #YelenaBiberman @MichaelKugelman & #RohanMukherjee .

Policy Roundtable: The Future of South Asia - Texas National Security Review

In this roundtable, our contributors examine the rising tensions between Pakistan and India and look at what the future might hold for the region.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Glad that 'Chernobyl' has put the spotlight on nuclear accidents. It would be incorrect, however, to think that the culture of secrecy & ham-handedness was/is unique to the Soviet Union. Nuclear accidents can happen in ANY country & the US has had its fair share of accidents too.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Quick recap to 1971: "The Indians are bastards anyway," Kissinger had told Nixon. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) volume that records this interaction: #Modi #Kissinger #USIndia #ColdWarHistory

Narendra Modi

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Glad to have met Dr. Henry Kissinger. He has made pioneering contributions to international politics and diplomacy.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

How will India respond to China's new missile silos? In my @WarOnTheRocks piece, I argue that the response will be measured. There will be no knee-jerk reaction. India will continue modernizing but will rely on its second-strike forces & minimum deterrent

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Debak Das

@DebakD

4 years

Nehru would not accept US Military Aid - 1968 meeting of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. At a dinner (1956/57), Nehru got up and said, ‘‘If necessary India will remain the last great unarmed country in the world. We don’t want any arms race.’’ #ColdWar #twitterstorians

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Debak Das

@DebakD

4 years

The French Nuclear Weapons Program didn't follow any articulated strategic rationale & the Mirage IV was "A military lemon of the first order" Must-read @coldwarhistoryj article on French nuclear history from @seb6philippe & Benoît Pelopidas! @NKnowledges

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

I'm not sure if ISA is considering some kind of credit for next year's registration or reimbursement for folks who're losing money because of Canada's visa policy/inefficiencies etc.? This hits graduate students hard especially. @IsaNet @DeborahAvant1 @ProfKMcNamara

Khushi پدما

@ChichoriKtputli

2 years

Forced to withdraw frm #ISA2023 . No visa despite best efforts+early application (Sept 2022). Doesn't help that thr isn't a way to reach Canadian authorities other than the web form (as good as talking to a wall!). P.S: No, travelling across the Commonwealth isn't 'easy' for us.

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1 year

Very pleased to be featured in the new @ForeignAffairs Graduate School Forum Showcase on "Technology and the Human Lens" highlighting @JosefKorbel among other APSIA schools!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Looking forward to this talk at Princeton's Center for International Security Studies (CISS) on Thursday! @PrincetonCISS Please come by if you're around!

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@DebakD

6 years

My latest for @TheWilsonCenter - 1974 - Mrs.Gandhi thinks we are a profoundly selfish and cynical counterrevolutionary power. She will accordingly proceed to develop nuclear weapons...preaching non-violence all the way - @NPIHP @CWIHP #NuclearHistory

Leaked Cables: Allende, Kissinger, Moynihan, and the Indian Nuclear Bomb

What did the overthrow of the Chilean President Salvador Allende have to do with Indian nuclear weapons? More than you might suspect.

www.wilsoncenter.org

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@DebakD

5 years

The Mig-21 downing an F-16 story was dubious from the beginning. This report confirms the suspicions coming from the lack of evidence & jingoistic & unsubstantiated claims made by the BJP. GOI's credibility is now at a new low. #Balakot #India #Pakistan

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Fantastic talk by ⁦ @Sannecjv ⁩ on “Imagining the Unimaginable: War, Weapons, and Procurement Politics” at ⁦ @StanfordCISAC ⁩ today!

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@DebakD

4 years

Wonderful news. Kudos to Harvard, MIT, and all the universities that got together to make this happen! #internationalstudents

The Harvard Crimson

@thecrimson

4 years

Breaking: The government has agreed to rescind DHS and ICE rules barring international students attending online universities from staying in the U.S., per a hearing this afternoon in Harvard and MIT's lawsuit against the agencies.

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5 years

Come check out this panel on 'Secrecy and Deniability in the Nuclear Realm' @StanfordCISAC if you're in the Bay Area this Thursday. @reidpauly , @laurenjborja , and I will be sharing some of our new research, and @GabrielleHecht will be chair/discussant!

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@DebakD

2 years

It’s always fantastic to find people you know in the archives! Especially more so when it’s @JimGoldgeier with a paper that is as relevant today as it was in 1998! #FromTheArchives #NATO

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@DebakD

4 years

Graduate students at Cornell's Department of Government express solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter . Minority lives matter everyday and not just in moments of crisis. Here are some ways in which academia can make more actionable commitments to statements of solidarity. @cornellgov

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

What a location to give a talk! Many thanks to @PrincetonCISS and @IsseMehdi for the invite and a fantastic seminar!

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@DebakD

5 years

My latest for @SAVoices . 20 years after Kargil, India needs to revisit its diplomatic successes at both the domestic & international level. There needs to be an institutionalized agenda to put diplomacy first & ad hoc show of strength second. #KargilWar

Indian Diplomacy during the Kargil War: Success with a Limited Legacy – South Asian Voices

Twenty years later after Kargil, India needs to revisit the finer points of its diplomatic successes at both the domestic and international level.

southasianvoices.org

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@DebakD

5 years

In this new piece for @SAVoices , @Shubha186 of @Georgetown and I argue that we should expect more continuity than divergence in Indian foreign policy under the new Narendra Modi government. #Modi #Jaishankar #ForeignPolicy

Modi 2.0's Foreign Policy: More Continuity than Change – South Asian Voices

More continuity than divergence should be expected in Indian foreign policy under the new Narendra Modi government.

southasianvoices.org

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@DebakD

4 years

Podcast alert! It was a lot of fun having this conversation on nuclear weapons, proliferation, luck, and South Asia with @lalindia on @csa_stanford 's SAS-Pod.

Center for South Asia at Stanford

@csastanford

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@lalindia talks to @StanfordCISAC fellow Debak Das ( @DebakD ) about his research on nuclear powers, national /human security, the politics of nuclear proliferation, and the role of luck in keeping the world safe.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Good news: We've intercepted the missiles Bad news: It was from our silos 1980s Bulletin of Atomic Scientists illustrations were on point. Scathing, scary, and humorous. @BulletinAtomic #FromTheArchives Pertinent given the state of the safety of the U.S. nuclear complex today.

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@DebakD

3 years

All of social media had to mobilize for this proforma non-committal statement? India needs oxygen, medical supplies & vaccines. India's neighbors & other states with far limited logistical capabilities are helping with what they can. But thoughts are nice too. #IndiaNeedsOxygen

Secretary Antony Blinken

@SecBlinken

3 years

Our hearts go out to the Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID-19 outbreak. We are working closely with our partners in the Indian government, and we will rapidly deploy additional support to the people of India and India's health care heroes.

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1 year

So sobering to see Josef Korbel’s second book, “Danger in Kashmir” based on his experience as the chair of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan on display at @Bahrisons_books . Particularly exciting as its on my first visit back to Delhi as @JosefKorbel faculty!

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2 years

What a pleasure to have Amb. @Steven_Pifer give a guest lecture in my Nuclear Weapons and International Security class today! @JosefKorbel @UofDenver Very grateful to see an absolute masterclass on the nuclear & other foreign policy issues surrounding Russia’s war on Ukraine!

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@DebakD

5 years

Everyday forms of resistance take many forms. If you can cook biriyani to resist. Do. it. every. single. time.

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@DebakD

2 years

What a fantastic panel at Rachel Sigman’s book launch today at the Korbel School! @JosefKorbel @SigmanDecides @Korbel_ICRS @Sie_Center @UofDenver

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2 years

Excited to moderate this stellar panel on new Nuclear Dynamics in South Asia with @bpervaiz @ruheeneog @kulkarnitanvi & @Mansoor_Ehmed We'll discuss everything from nuclear forces to possible CBMs in South Asia Time: March 23 (Wed), 10:30am/IST Register:

CSDR

@CSDR_India

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📢Webinar Alert Nuclear Dynamics in South Asia 🗓️ 23rd Mar ⏰ 10:30-12:00 IST Moderator @DebakD Panellists @bpervaiz @kulkarnitanvi @ruheeneog @Mansoor_Ehmed Register - @HappymonJacob @IPCSNewDelhi @ManagingtheAtom @APLNofficial @StanfordCISAC

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How is the United States going to maintain any credibility as a world leader if it can’t even bring itself to vote in favor of a humanitarian pause/corridor and save civilian lives? Truly shocking by the Biden administration.

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United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas, demanded aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip, protection of civilians. It passed with 120 yes votes, while 45 abstained and 14 - including Israel, US - voted no.

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4 years

A break from regular doom-programming to report that the Redwoods are thriving. #California

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@DebakD

3 years

The enduring question of our times still remains: Who decided to call it the “A.Q. Khan Network” and not “Khan Market”?

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AQ Khan’s greatest accomplishment was convincing the world that he mattered more than he did. He did not start from scratch and his role in the 1998 tests was marginal.

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@DebakD

5 years

When you don’t get invited to the Met Gala, but want to dress up anyway. #Modi #RedCarpet #MetGala

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Debak Das

@DebakD

10 months

Looking forward to this @StimsonCenter roundtable on "Missile Technologies in Southern Asia" with @Ethrelkeld @ALevesques @Haleema_Saadia & @ZFazli1 this Wednesday (Nov 15)! Register:

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@DebakD

3 years

Extremely happy to have my new article (open access!) out at @GSQ_Journal ! The article argues that the international audience is an independent third actor in nuclear crises. It also explains India's extraordinary restraint during the Kargil War (1999).

“The Courtroom of World Opinion”: Bringing the International Audience into Nuclear Crises

Abstract. What role does the international audience play in nuclear crises? Scholars of nuclear crises and deterrence have treated nuclear crises as dyadic

academic.oup.com

Global Studies Quarterly

@GSQ_Journal

3 years

🚨 New Article Alert, from our new issue (Volume 1, Issue 4): "'The Courtroom of World Opinion': Bringing the International Audience into Nuclear Crises" by @DebakD Read OPEN ACCESS here:

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Looking forward to this important conversation on the challenges different ISA members face as scholars. @ProfKMcNamara @AudreyComstock7 @bfreepolsci @BalchaEyob @RahelWeldeab @naimagreenriley @isanet @DeborahAvant1 Time: Feb 27, 11 am (ET) Registration:

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5 years

On deployment of nuclear submarines against Pakistan - the rules of engagement on the INS Chakra on lease from Russia clearly state that they would not be used in war or combat. Only for training and operational experience #India #SSN Good discussion here:

Is the Navy's newest sub worth the price?

Not much of a sea-based deterrent, says Pravin Sawhney; Chakra is the filler of strategic space says Vijay Shankar

www.thehindu.com

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5 years

Protests all over the world today. Good turnout from the Bay Area at the protest at the Indian consulate in San Francisco. #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC #IndiaAgainstViolence

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@DebakD

5 years

If this isn't tear gas, then India may have some explaining to do on international forums on the use of toxic substances on civilians. Friendly reminder that India is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention as of 1997. #JamiaMilliaIslamia #DelhiPolice @OPCW

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Delhi Police is spraying some substance in air at the protest site. Multiple students are complaining about stomach ache. #JamiaMilliaIslamia

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Pakistan’s Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Munir Khan hoping that OPEC can help financially support the IAEA in expanding nuclear power support to developing countries in 1974. 9 days before India’s ‘Smiling Buddha’ Peaceful Nuclear Explosion. #NuclearHistory #FromtheArchives

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5 years

Honored to be on this list! Thank you @SAVoices @StimsonCenter @avasudeva_87 @splalwani

South Asian Voices

@SAVoices

5 years

SAV Editors’ Picks: We curated a list of recommended reading on the security, politics, and economics of the subcontinent in 2019! Analysis by @aliahd66 @NoorSitara @ConstantinoX @DebakD @fizza555 @JyotsnaMehra @ShahrooMalik & others.

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If you're in London today and feel like attending a talk on nuclear crises. Come by! @KCL_CSSS @KingsCollegeLon #NuclearCrises

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7 years

For the third consecutive day on the first page of the Times of India. Must we all wake up to Donald Trump Jr’s face every day? A sad reflection on the Times in India.

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@DebakD

4 years

Kissinger in 1971: If India was allowed to dismember Pakistan it would wreck the balance of power, reward aggression and the United States would be “finished … through … forever.” Good review of the "Inevitability of Tragedy" & Kissinger the Realist.

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6 years

My piece on the US withdrawal from the JCPOA for @livemint - I try to make sense of this Pandora's box of possibly Iran going nuclear, the US trying regime change, secondary sanctions and their effects on India. #Nuclear #IranDealWithdrawl #IranDeal #Trump

Donald Trump’s foreign policy hara-kiri

The US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal makes it an untrustworthy partner in any subsequent negotiations. The era of American leadership in the non-proliferation order is over

www.livemint.com

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5 years

In solidarity with all the brave students and protestors who demonstrated incredible resolve and courage to fight for democracy today. Tear gas, bullets, internet shutdowns, unlawful incarceration, and lathicharges cannot quell the democratic spirit. #NRC_CAA #India

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3 years

Looking forward to this conversation on Arms Control and South Asia with Michael Krepon, @bpervaiz , and @toby_dalton tomorrow hosted by @Carnegienpp ! It's online and at 10:30am (EST). Tune in! 👇

Carnegie Nuclear Policy

@carnegienpp

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⏰Don't forget!⏰ Tune in tomorrow at 10:30AM EST for a conversation on southern Asia and the future of arms control with Michael Krepon, @DebakD , and @bpervaiz , moderated by @toby_dalton . Register today:

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When you’re accompanying the British Defense Minister to Washington,DC and about to meet Robert McNamara to negotiate nuclear missiles - you’ve got to stock up on the on-flight booze and cigarettes. (September, 1962) #Archives #Nuclear #Twitterstorians #DiplomaticHistory

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Quick, someone give the Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) a quick lesson on how radars work. C-minus for military planning. A+ for propaganda. #Balakot #Modi #WhatisaRadar ? #IndianAirforce

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4 years

Found in the mail today - @Rupal_N_Mehta ’s awesome new book in the @BtGProjectDC @OUPPolitics book series! Excited to be in a book discussion on it with Rupal, Scott Sagan, and @JimGoldgeier on 7/30. (Clichés about book covers aside, what a great cover!)

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1 year

Join the Dean of @JosefKorbel , Fritz Mayer, and I in a conversation on "Nuclear Crises and Proliferation Today." We'll discuss nuclear weapons, Oppenheimer & cyber/nuclear risks in international security. Time: Friday, Sept 15: 12:00 pm (MST) Register➡️

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3 years

Looking forward to this @ISAnet panel on "Nuclear Strategy, Proliferation, and Crises" tomorrow morning! @MLBerkemeier @RachelWhitlark @GDavidArceneaux @areddie89 @AndresGannon @ProfJordanTama @shifrinson @BtGProjectDC

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4 years

Stellar new article on Cold War Indian Diplomatic History, Exercising Leverage & Development Aid by Gaurav Garg in @southasiajsas ! Nehru (1955): It might surprise people to know how American money is being spread all over the country #ColdWar #GlobalSouth

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2 years

What a fantastic day of presentations and great end to the second quarter of teaching at @JosefKorbel ! You know things have gone really well when students start rebutting deterrence theory using memes. Pun game is strong, and future is bright! #nuclear @UofDenver

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1 year

What a beautiful time to be out and about in Delhi! #LodiGardens

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@DebakD

4 years

Looking forward to being a part of this stellar @BtGProjectDC panel on diversity and inclusion in academia/policy spaces with @naazneenbarma , @JimGoldgeier , @saracplana , @thwillow , Arturo Sotomayor, & others! Thursday at 1:30 PM ET/10:30 AM PT. Register:

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@DebakD

5 years

6 people were killed and 101 were injured when an IED strapped on a motorbike went off at Malegaon on Sept 29, 2008 - BJP giving a Lok Sabha ticket to the perpetrator & terror suspect Pragya Singh Thakur makes a mockery of national security #PragyaThakur

Sadhvi Pragya: Opposition insulted Hindutva, it will be one of our major poll issues

On the question of her being an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Sadhvi said she got a clean chit from the court of law and whatever schemes were plotted against her have failed.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

The academic communities @CornellGov and @StanfordCISAC have been pillars of support for the most critical and difficult periods of the last few years. I cannot thank them enough or repay the debt - but pledge to pay it forward at every opportunity that I possibly can.

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@DebakD

5 years

Digitized Press Information Bureau Archives of the Government of India (1947-2001). This promises to be a very important and helpful research tool for all interested in Indian archives and history. #Twitterstorians #Archives #IndianHistory

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@DebakD

1 year

My book review of Vipin Narang's "Seeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation" is out in Political Science Quarterly! @PSQuarterly @NarangVipin Happy to share a pdf with anyone who is interested. Link:

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

Exciting Election Night Watch Party at the Korbel School with commentary from @NaazneenBarma , @FWMayer , and @SMotus ! @JosefKorbel ⁦ @UofDenver ⁩ ⁦ @scrivner_inst ⁩ #MidTerms

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Quite shameful that only 157 of the 1222 candidates for the Lok Sabha are women - with a rising percentage of women voters, & presumably rising salience of women's issues in the political/social sphere one would have expected more tickets to women candidates. #IndianElections2019

NDTV

@ndtv

5 years

. @LRC_NDTV | No place for women in world's biggest election? Watch full show here:

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@DebakD

2 years

Absolute privilege to have @TKassenova give a guest lecture in class today! @JosefKorbel ⁦ @UofDenver ⁩ So grateful for such a comprehensive & thoughtful account of Kazakhstan’s decision to give up nuclear weapons in both lecture and this must read new book!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

5 years

Good show of solidarity at the @Stanford University Campus in solidarity with JNU, and against police brutality on India campuses, the CAA, and the NRC. #JNUattack #CAA_NRC_Protest #standwithJNU

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Debak Das

@DebakD

6 years

From the archives. After the May 1974 Indian PNE, a Front Against Indian Nuclear Threat - cleverly acronymed FAINT - from Rawalpindi wrote to many western countries expressing Pakistan’s anxieties and trying to gather diplomatic support. #Nuclear #twitterstorians #India #Paksitan

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Debak Das

@DebakD

4 years

Many Many Congratulations to Dr. Shubha Kamala Prasad! What a fantastic achievement! 🎉🎉🥂🥂 #JNUtoGeorgetown

Shubha Kamala Prasad

@Shubha186

4 years

I managed to wear a sari and defend my dissertation! Thank you to my dream team committee that was incredibly supportive - @irfannooruddin @ErikVoeten and @laiabalcells !! What a great 6 years at @GUGovt ! I guess I'm a Dr. now?! Next up, Florence!

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@DebakD

6 years

My latest policy brief for @orfonline in which I examine whether India has been able to leverage its status as a nuclear weapons state to further its foreign policy objectives and what can be done about it. #Nuclear #India #CTBT #NSG #IndoPacific

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@DebakD

2 years

This simulation was such a pleasure to organize with @HilaryMatfess & @MarieeBerry . What fantastic & engaged students! Also great to have more folks discuss ( #nuclear ) escalation dynamics, different stakeholders, & potential routes to war in South Asia. @Sie_Center @JosefKorbel

Marie Berry

@marieeberry

2 years

Somehow, this has become one of my favorite ways to spend a Friday afternoon: a #SieSimulation on instability in South Asia, with the best colleagues @DebakD and @HilaryMatfess (and Lewis Griffith!), and the best @josefkorbel students @sie_center

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@DebakD

6 years

One of my favorite finds this summer of archival research. Two recipes by former Indian Foreign Secretary Amb. T.N. Kaul. Looks like when when he wasn’t ruffling Kissinger’s feathers he was cooking a Rogan Josh! #Twitterstorians #Archives #DiplomaticHistory #IndianDiplomacy

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Debak Das

@DebakD

6 years

Make no mistake about it - this is meant to be a clear signal to the folks on the Indian side drumming up Cold Start. Gen. Rawat and @adgpi should take note. #Nasr #ColdStart #IndianArmy #ThereGoesTheJosh

Ajai Shukla

@ajaishukla

6 years

Pakistan Army tests its short-range, tube-launched "Nasr" ballistic missile. Designed as a "tactical nuclear weapon" (TNW) to carry a small nuclear bomb to a target 60 kilometres away, a Nasr strike would be Pakistan's ultimate response to a successful Indian "Cold Start" attack.

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@DebakD

4 years

All students on an F-1 visas, watch out for this! Talk to your university's international students offices. Stay safe. #ICE #InternationalStudents

Karin Fischer

@karinfischer

4 years

NEWS: International students at colleges that remain fully online this fall will not be able to take classes and remain in the U.S. But students will be allowed to take a mix of online and in-person classes, according to new government guidance

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Debak Das

@DebakD

4 years

Such a well-deserved award! Huge congratulations to @Shubha186 ! @GUGovt @womenalsoknow #AwesomePoliticalScientists

Andrew Szarejko

@Szarejko

4 years

Congrats to @GUGovt 's @Shubha186 !

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Debak Das

@DebakD

2 years

When in Belgrade!

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Debak Das

@DebakD

6 years

One of the advantages of working in the archives is France is getting to work here. #Twitterstorians #NuclearHistory #ColdwarHist #Vincennes

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Looking forward to this conversation on "Have & Have Nots: How Power Shapes Nuclear Regimes" tomorrow at 1pm(PST)/4pm(EST) with @GabrielleHecht @VincentIntondi & @CLMM Part of @FSIStanford 's REDI's "Critical Conversations: Race in Global Affairs" series.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

China's hypersonic missiles are not a Sputnik moment. Instead of trying to outbid China in a costly arms race, the U.S. needs to rein in its ever-expanding missile defense mission. Check out @StanfordCISAC 's @Sannecjv 's @WarOnTheRocks piece to know more.

China's Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don't Have to Be a Sputnik Moment - War on the Rocks

I don’t know if it’s quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it’s very close to that. It has all of our attention. - Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint

warontherocks.com

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

Join us on this roundtable on "Enhancing Diversity and Structuring Inclusion in Efforts to Bridge the Academia-Policy Gap" at 8pm(EST) today! @naazneenbarma @JimGoldgeier @DeborahAvant1 @thwillow @eriklg @saracplana @CarlaKoppell & Arturo Sotomayor @BtGProjectDC @ISSS_ISA #ISA

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Debak Das

@DebakD

3 years

I'm immensely grateful to all my mentors, friends, and allies without whom this would not have been possible. I'd like to especially thank my advisors, Matthew Evangelista, @SeKreps , Jonathan Kirshner, Judith Reppy, and David Holloway for their support and faith.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

4 years

The @StanfordCISAC community expresses solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter , condemns police brutality, and pledges itself to an actionable plan to include more Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, and LGBTQI scholars and voices. It's a long road ahead but we can and have to do better

CISAC

@StanfordCISAC

4 years

The CISAC community expresses anguish and outrage at the brutal killing of George Floyd—and countless other black Americans who have lost due to police brutality and racism.

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Debak Das

@DebakD

1 year

🚨 Looking forward to speaking at this @JosefKorbel & @MSUDenver event on U.S. Foreign Policy & what it actually misses out on. A view from outside the beltway. This is a part of the @DoorstepPodcast by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Thursday at MSU!

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