Parveen Bhardwaj

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India’s Nuclear Triad: A Net Assessment

This paper discusses such delivery mechanisms commonly known together as nuclear triad in the Indian context. The paper has four major parts. The first part attempts to set the context for the overall discussion. The second, third and fourth parts deals with the evaluation about missile forces, aerial platforms and submarine based platforms for nuclear weapon delivery on the targets.

Published: 2013
IDSA Occasional Papers

Strategic Materials: A Resource Challenge for India

Publisher: Pentagon Press
2014

There are a few minerals which are categorized as ‘strategic’ because of their importance for the industries and owing to natural and man-made difficulties in their procurement. There has been an attempt here to contextualize the importance of strategic materials from a national security perspective. This study presents a macro view with regard to India’s strategic minerals architecture and undertakes analysis to understand current and futuristic challenges and opportunities in this sector, and offers a few recommendations based on the assessment undertaken. Issues related to Rare Earth and new materials are also discussed.

ISBN 978-81-8274-786-9,
Price: ₹. 795/-
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Published: 2014
Book

Heavy Satellite Launch Vehicles: An Assessment

This brief has carried out an assessment of the launch vehicles used globally for launching of heavy satellites into the geostationary orbit. This assessment is mainly based on the comparison of the various features of different launch systems and the characteristics of the propellants put in use.

Published: February 19, 2014
Issue Brief

Parveen Bhardwaj

Publication

India’s Nuclear Triad: A Net Assessment

Strategic Materials: A Resource Challenge for India

Heavy Satellite Launch Vehicles: An Assessment