Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, taking place on 31 August and 1 September, will be another opportunity for China and Russia to try...

China has abruptly postponed its planned Chang’e-7 lunar launch, which was scheduled to take place today. While the new launch timeline is unclear,...

Beijing’s intensifying efforts to shape international norms on AI are calibrated to promote itself as a responsible global leader, but they are...

China may claim neutrality and call for peace in the Middle East, but it is heavily invested in the Iran conflict. Perhaps because of its dependence...

As major powers renew their focus on nuclear testing, the world may be entering a new nuclear era. Revelations that Beijing has conducted secret...

News last week that China had published a white paper on arms control seemed promising, because it raised hopes that Beijing would provide some...

The deepening strategic partnership between China and Russia will affect the Indo-Pacific and Europe more than anywhere else. International tension...

It looks like Japan will finally cast aside its ban on hosting nuclear weapons—specifically, those of the United States. Moving towards action she...

Cyberattacks on any critical infrastructure should be alarming, but attacks on nuclear infrastructure are all the more so due to the potential...

China’s defence budget is rising heftily yet again. The 2025 rise will be 7.