Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan C. Oak’s chapter ‘India’s Evolving Policy Towards the Quad: Implication for Security’ has been published in the book Grace Glory and Gaffe: India’s Defence and Security @75, edited by Uttara Sahasrbddhe and Akshay Ranade.

• Published: 31 October, 2023

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan Oak’s chapter titled ‘India's Evolving Policy towards the Quad" has been published in the book ‘Grace, Glory and Gaffe: India's Defence and Security@75’, edited by Dr Uttara Sahasrabuddhe and Mr Akshay Ranade.

The book is published by the Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS) and Kabdwal Book International.

• Published: 13 September, 2023

Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the New START complicates efforts to revive arms control negotiations.

• Published: March 02, 2023
• IDSA Comments

The US–China balloon row shows that the significance of methods like balloon surveillance has not reduced in the era of high-tech satellites and drones.

• Published: February 22, 2023
• IDSA Comments

If the US and Russia fail to negotiate a successor agreement to New START, there is the possibility of an unrestricted arms race with detrimental implications.

• Published: September 28, 2022
• IDSA Comments

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan Oak’s article ‘India-Australia Relations amid Chinese Shadow over Island Neighbourhood’ has been published in ‘Ytharth’, a bi-monthly magazine, Vol I/ Issue I/ April-May 2022.

It must be understood that climate change is the most potent threat to the very existence of the island nations, and China is the biggest carbon emitter in the world. Thus, Chinese outreach to the islands of the Indo-Pacific has been an extension of Beijing’s nefarious geopolitical design against India and Australia rather than partner with the island nations to cater for their developmental needs, says Mr. Oak.

More Information [+]

• Published: 30 June, 2022

While the US, Japan and Australia have taken an overtly critical stand towards Russia at the UN, India has abstained from all the UN resolutions condemning Russia. Will divergent views over the Ukrainian crisis weaken the Quad, is a pertinent question being examined in this issue brief.

• Published: March 22, 2022
• Issue Brief

The BrahMos deal with the Philippines marks a convergence between India’s Act East and Defence Export policies and adds to its profile as a reliable defence partner in the Indo-Pacific.

• Published: February 23, 2022
• IDSA Comments

Showing readiness to sign the SEANWFZ treaty seems to be a low-cost, high-return proposition for Beijing. It could be a calculated symbolic gesture having no bearing on the region’s precarious security situation.

• Published: December 09, 2021
• IDSA Comments

By making the emerging technology one of the cornerstones of the grouping, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has shown its resilience to stay relevant in the fast-changing strategic environment of the Indo-Pacific.

• Published: October 26, 2021
• IDSA Comments