Asian Strategic Review - Hardcover

Dr. Arun Vishwanathan is Assistant Professor, Iternational Strategic and Security Studies Programme, National Institute of Advance Studies, Bangalore. Prior to joining NIAS, he was Assistant Director at the National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister`s Office. Before his stint in the government, he was Associate Fellow at the Indian Pugwash Society, IDSA Campus, New Delhi. Arun holds a doctorate from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His doctoral thesis is a historical study of Indian nuclear Programme and decision making. Arun Specializes on issues relating to nuclear deterrence, proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology, nuclear safeguards and export controls. Prof. Rajaram Nagappa heads the Internationsl Strategic and Security Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He has specialized in aerospace propulsion and has worked extensively in the design and development of solid propellant rockets. He was Associate Director at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO and later the Pandalai Memorial Chair Professor at Anna University, Chennai. He has also taught at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Prof. Nagappa`s interests are in missile technology and space security. Prof. Nagappa`s recent work includes an assessment of the Pakistani cruise missiles and an assessment of the Iranian satellite launch vehicle Safir. He has also traced the development of fighter aircraft in China as a part of a study on China`s Science & Technology capability.