India Publications
e-Dossier No. 39 - Poland and Romania: The Loyal Republic and the Maverick
May 03, 2013CWIHP is pleased to announce the release of fourteen new documents translated into English for the first time. Adam Burakowski introduces this collection drawn from the Archives of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs focused on Poland's troubled relations with Romania. The documents show that interactions within the Soviet Bloc were much more complicated than many analysts have assumed. more
Intelligence Reports and Estimates of Nuclear Proliferation History Since 1966
Apr 25, 2013China was exporting nuclear materials to Third World countries without safeguards beginning in the early 1980s, and may have given Pakistan weapons design information in the early years of its clandestine program, according to recently declassified CIA records. more
On Cybersecurity, Crowdsourcing, and Social Cyber-Attack
Mar 04, 2013Social media is responsible for much positive change in the world. But these new tools can be used by bad actors to foment strife and undermine stability, as seen during violent incidents in the Assam state of northeast India in July 2012. Cybersecurity efforts must take into account the growing potential for cyber-attack using social media, where hoax messages are incorporated into a stream of otherwise legitimate messages, and understand how quickly mobile apps and text services can disseminate false information. more
Beyond India: The Utility of Sino-Pakistani Relations in Chinese Foreign Policy, 1962-1965
Nov 28, 2012In CWIHP Working Paper No. 64, Christopher Tang argues that the Sino-Pakistani relationship must be viewed within the larger context of China’s foreign policy. more
Declassified 1964 National Intelligence Estimate Predicts India’s Bomb But Not Israel’s
Nov 06, 2012The US intelligence community predicted India’s nuclear bomb in 1964 but mistakenly concluded Israel had “not yet decided” to go nuclear, according to newly declassified documents posted today by the National Security Archive and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project. more
East Asian National Identities: Common Roots and Chinese Exceptionalism
Apr 30, 2012This rigorous comparative study of national identity in Japan, South Korea, and China examines countries with long histories influenced by Confucian thought, surging nationalism, and far-reaching ambitions for regional importance. East Asian National Identities compares national identities in terms of six dimensions encompassing ideology; history; the salience of cultural, political, and economic factors; superiority as a model national community; displacement of the U.S. in Asia; and depth of national identity. more
New Documents Spotlight Reagan-era Tensions over Pakistani Nuclear Program
Apr 25, 2012Findings that General Zia Had “Lied” About Pakistani Nuclear Activities Conflicted with U.S. Afghanistan Priority more
U.S.-China Relations: Asian Perspectives
Jan 25, 2012Few would question the assertion that the U.S.-China relationship is the predominant factor in Asian power interactions. All Asian capitals keep a very close eye on bilateral dealings between these two giants, in particular to see how they will affect their own relations with them. more
The Nixon Administration and the Indian Nuclear Program, 1972-1974
Dec 05, 2011U.S. Post-Mortem on 1974 Indian Test Criticized Intelligence Community Performance for "Waffling Judgments" and Not Following Up Leads more
The Elephant in the Room: The Soviet Union and India’s Nuclear Program, 1967-1989
Nov 17, 2011NPIHP Working Paper #1. If India had presented the world with a nuclear fait accompli, the eminent Indian journalist Amalendu Das Gupta mused in 1987, “the Americans and their allies would have been angry; the Russians would have been unhappy." more
