Brigadier Vijai K Nair
Brigadier Vijai K Nair VSM (retired) is a defense analyst specializing in nuclear strategy formulation and author of two books, including “Nuclear India.”
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Articles by Brigadier Vijai K Nair
BRIDGING THE GAP: PRC MISSILE MODERNIZATION AND THE CHANGING DETERRENCE ENVIRONMENT
As recently as the 1980s, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) operated on military doctrines that evolved during World War II and military means preceding the war. The country's political and
China’s Nuclear Strategy And Its Implications For Asian Security
The writing on the wall is clear. The 21st century is headed for strategic turmoil among the primary centers of power. Most importantly, the emerging global order is likely to
MISSILE PROLIFERATION: CHINA GOES TO BAT FOR PAKISTAN
The abrupt influx of U.S. military forces along China's western flank has seriously jeopardized Beijing's interests in Central and South Asia. China is unlikely to be sidelined into acquiescing to
THE SINO-PAK BOMB?
By Vijai K. Nair For just over three years, from June 1998 to September 2001, Western governments overstated Pakistan's nuclear weapons capabilities and discredited India's. The result of this:
AMERICA’S WAR ON TERRORISM AND CHINESE STRATEGY
By Vijai K. Nair Directly and indirectly, America's war on terrorism challenges China's strategy to gain influence in the Central and South Asian region. This strategy was born of
THE CHINESE THREAT: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
India's defense minister, George Fernandes, has identified an implicit Chinese threat in the shared border between the two countries. In his words, "[t]o underplay the situation across the Himalayas is