P. R. Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy is a professor of Middle Eastern studies at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. He received his doctorate in international studies from the same university in 1992. His research interests include proliferation, Israeli politics, and minorities in the Middle East. He is the author of India's Israel Policy.

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Articles by P. R. Kumaraswamy

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
10 May 2012

Nuclear option: The developing world weighs energy needs and security risks

Gilberto M. JannuzziShahriman LockmanP. R. Kumaraswamy

Over 45 countries that do not use nuclear power today are seriously considering its adoption; of these, 37 are classified by the World Bank as developing nations.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
10 May 2012

Technological progress, not political control

P. R. Kumaraswamy

Does any intrinsic link connect nuclear energy and weaponization programs? This has developed as the central issue of this Roundtable -- and the evidence presented here does not substantiate the idea that such a link exists.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
19 April 2012

Time to jettison reflexive suspicion

P. R. Kumaraswamy

A consensus has emerged in this Roundtable that proliferation concerns should not be used to deny developing countries access to nuclear energy.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
29 March 2012

Too much proliferation focus, too little energy

P. R. Kumaraswamy

Western governments and the nonproliferation community in general tend to view every developing nation that pursues nuclear power as a potential risk for nuclear weapons proliferation. This attitude is unfortunate for several reasons.

1 November 2004
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Arms Sales: Are Indo-Israeli Deals Doomed?

P. R. Kumaraswamy
1 March 1999
Reports

Israel: An Embarrassment of Spies

P. R. Kumaraswamy