Nuclear and Disarmament

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of Nuclear Power - Overview and Key Recommendations

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences will be felt by all countries. The worst affected will be those least equipped to deal with it. Vivekananda International Foundation has undertaken a study of energy choices available to India keeping in mind our development perspective.

October 30, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Energy Security, Fossil Fuel, IEA report, Net Zero Emission, Nuclear energy, renewable energy, Role of Nuclear Power, Energy Security, Nuclear and Disarmament

Nuclear Power: India’s Development Imperative (a VIF Task Force Report)

India has to be militarily powerful to be a meaningful player in international politics. As the world’s fifth largest economy, it must be a secure nation to deter her enemies. India’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in his poem quoted above, has correctly observed that only the powerful possess the ability to pardon someone and that no one cares for the weak or toothless.

February 12, 2019 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, India’s Development, MIT report, Nuclear energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear and Disarmament