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This page provides a list of opinion pieces/book-reviews/reports and also some papers closely tied to the topics covered in these articles. A list of papers is available separately on the Publications page.
| Title | Note | Subject | Forum | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shut down this misguided energy policy | op-ed with M. V. Ramana on the 11th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 12 March 2022 |
| Why Indians should view mathematical models about Covid-19 progression with caution | op-ed with Alok Laddha on the unscientific nature of predictions for Covid-19 made on the basis of mathematical models | Covid-19 | Scroll | 10 May 2021 |
| Scientists Weigh In on India’s Citizenship Debate |
op-ed on the response of members of the Indian scientific community to the Citizenship Amendment Act |
Democratic rights | Scientific American | 15 January 2021 |
| Asking questions about mathematical models | popular-level talk on the misuse of mathematical models in the debate on India's lockdown. | Covid-19 | TIFR Chai and Why | 16 August 2020 |
| What do mathematical models tell us about the impact of lockdown on COVID-19 fatalities in India | a popular-level explainer on the inability of mathematical models to assess the impact of the lockdown | Covid-19 | Scroll | 27 June 2020 |
| Has the Indian lockdown averted deaths? | A short mathematical note analyzing early lockdowns within simple epidemiological models. | Covid-19 | arXiv | 19 June 2020 |
| India's lockdown has failed. Here's what we can learn from it, | On the problems with India's lockdown | Covid-19 | Wire | 29 May 2020 |
| The Pandemic, Hegemony and Disarmament, | transcript of a recorded talk. | Nuclear disarmament | AGM of Abolition 2000, Pressenza | 28 May 2020 |
| Lacking in transparency | op-ed on India's lockdown | Covid-19 | Hindu | 28 April 2020 |
| Pushing the Wrong Energy Buttons | op-ed with M. V. Ramana on plans for importing nuclear reactors | Nuclear energy | Hindu, | 3 March 2020 |
| Protests have pushed the government on the backfoot, | interview on the role of scientific institutes in the anti-CAA protests, | Democratic rights | Rediff.com | 21 January 2020 |
| Talking Sanctions, Endangering Peace | op-ed on U.S. pressure on Iran | Iran | Hindu | 5 July 2019 |
| Imperial Overreach in Iran | Long article analyzing the U.S-Iran conflict | Iran | Aspects of India's Economy | 27 June 2019 |
| India's stake in the crisis in Venezuela, | op-ed on the crisis in Venezuela and India's position | Venezuela | the Wire | 17 February 2019 |
| Jaitapur: a risky and expensive project | op-ed with M. V. Ramana on the Jaitapur nuclear plant | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 8 January 2019 |
Unnecessary, Destablizing and Expensive |
op-ed on India's nuclear submarine project | Nuclear disarmament | Hindu | 17 November 2018 |
| Crimes on the Nuclear Front, | review of "Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb: a story of defiance, deterrence and deviance" by Hassan Abbas | Book Review | Biblio, Vol. XXIII, Nos. 7--9, | July 2018 |
| An Insiders Ringside View | review of "Neighbours in Arms" by Larry Pressler, | Book review | Book Review, Vol. XLII, No. 4, | April 2018 |
| Old Plans, Handouts, New Spin | article on new plans for nuclear reactor construction | Nuclear energy | Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 52, Issue 25-26 (2017) | 24 June 2017 |
| Nuclear Power: Expensive, Hazardous and Inequitable, | lead with M. V. Ramana on nuclear power in India | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 7 June 2017 |
| Imperialism and Climate Change | review of "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable" by Amitav Ghosh | Book review | Aspects of India's economy | 18 April 2017 |
| A fact-finding report on the events at the University of Hyderabad | with Prajval Shastri and Ravinder Banyal | Democratic rights | self-published | 2 January 2017 |
| The Needless Quest for NSG Membership | op-ed with M. V. Ramana on India's NSG membership | Nuclear energy | Telegraph | 28 July 2016 |
| The Cost of Nuclear Diplomacy | op-ed on India's plans to purchase U.S. reactors | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 20 June 2016 |
| Is Nuclear Deterrence Credible | review of After the Bomb: Reflections on India's Nuclear Journey by Achin Vanaik, | Book review | Book Review, Volume XL, No. 5 | May 2016 |
| Estimating the Frequency of Nuclear Accidents | On the problems with probability risk assessment used by the nuclear industry | Nuclear energy | Science & Global Security , Vol 24, Issue 1 (2016) [arXiv:1405.6658] | 9 March 2016 |
| The Centre is targeting students against communalism and corporates | op-ed with M.V. Ramana on the repression of activist students | Democratic rights | Hindustan Times | 24 February 2016 |
| The Strange Love for Nuclear Energy | lead with M.V. Ramana on the Indo-Japan nuclear deal | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 17 December 2015 |
| Science for Peace | article on science for peace | Nuclear disarmament | Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | 1 October 2015 |
| Political Forest, Technical Trees | On the necessity of political analysis in the discourse on disarmament | Nuclear disarmament | Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | 11 September 2015 |
| The Unlearned Lessons of 1945 | On the role of scientists in the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Nuclear disarmament | Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, | 10 August 2015 |
| No Big Deal | op-ed with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | Hindu BusinessLine, | 1 May 2015 |
| Profitability without accountability | op-ed with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 16 February 2015 |
| Nuclear Deal no Cause for Celebration | op-ed with M.V. Ramana on Indo-U.S. efforts to circumvent the liability law | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 31 January 2015 |
| Atomic Power at a Steep Price | op-ed with M.V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | DNA | 26 March 2014 |
| It’s better to be safe than sorry | with M. V. Ramana, Lead for the | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times, | 5 February 2014 |
| The Impasse over Liability Clause in the Indo-US Nuclear Deal | summary of the Indian nuclear liability issue with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | India-Ink, Nytimes | 15 October 2013 |
| Nuclear Extravagance in Washington | on the proposed deals with American nuclear suppliers, with M. V. Ramana, lead for the | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 26 September 2013 |
| Repeating Enron in Jaitapur | on the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, lead for the | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 21 June 2013 |
| A Very Expensive Proposition | with M. V. Ramana, op-ed for the | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 12 February 2013 |
| For India nuclear electricity is not the answer | book chapter summarizing the nuclear-energy situation in India | Nuclear energy | chapter in "Confronting the Bomb: Pakistani and Indian Scientists Speak Out" (ed. Pervez Hoodbhoy), OUP Pakistan | 2013 |
| Cost of Electricity from the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant | Detailed analysis of the cost of electricity from imported nuclear reactors with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | Economic and Political Weekly, 48, No. 26, pp. 51--60 | 2013 |
| Questioning the Official Power Policy | review of Integrated Power Policy by Shankar Sharma, | Book review | Aspects of India's Economy, No. 54. | 2013 |
| Nuclear safety before vendors interests | on the nuclear liability bill with M. V. Ramana, op-ed for the | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 30 October 2012 |
| Where the Mind is Full of Fear | on the Kudankulam nuclear project with M. V. Ramana, lead for the | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 19 September 2012 |
| Testy with Tehran | on the conflict over Iran's nuclear proramme | Iran | Hindustan Times | 4 June 2012 |
| The Disingenuous Debate on Iran | op-ed on the conflict over Iran's nuclear programme | Iran | Hindu | 23 May 2012 |
| Nuclear Energy and Democracy | on the peoples' struggle agains the Kudankulam nuclear plant with M. V. Ramana, opinion piece for | Nuclear energy | AlJazeera | 25 April 2012 |
| A new twist in the saga of India's Liability Law | article on a judicial challenge to the Nuclear Liability Law with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | In Perspective, Nuclear Intelligence Weekly, Vol VI, No. 15. | 13 April 2012 |
| Behind Closed Doors | review of Age of Deception by Mohamed ElBaradei, | Book review | EPW, Vol XLVII, No. 25 | 2012 |
| No Power to the People | on the Nuclear Liability Rules with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 29 November 2011 |
| Why Kudankulam is Untenable | on the Kudankulam nuclear plant with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | The Hindu | 12 November 2011 |
| A Nuclear Chain Reaction | on the Kudankulam nuclear plant with M. V. Ramana, | Nuclear energy | Times of India (Crest Edition) | 24 September 2011 |
| Strange Love | taking stock of the Indo-US nuclear deal with M. V. Ramana, | Nuclear energy | The Open Magazine, vol. 3 (7), | 11 May 2011 |
| Towards a Socialist Alternative | review of "From Capitalism to Civilization" by Samir Amin | Book review | The Book Review | May 2011 |
| Nuclear Reality, Damaged Democracy, | with M.V. Ramana, | Nuclear energy | Down to Earth | 30 April 2011 |
| React on Reactors | with M. V. Ramana on the lessons for the Indian nuclear programme from Fukushima | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 18 March 2011 |
| Memoir as Magic Realism | review of Decision Points by George W. Bush, | Book review | DNA | 2 January 2011 |
| India | book chapter summarizing the nuclear-energy situation in India | Nuclear energy | "Costs, Risk and Myth of Nuclear Power" (ed. Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will | 2011 |
| French Dressing | with M. V. Ramana on the nuclear plant in Jaitapur | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 22 December 2010 |
| Revisiting Obama's Visit | longer-analysis of the implications of Barack Obama's visit to India, | Imperialism | Mainstream, Vol XLVIII, No 5 1 | 11 December 2010 |
| Revisiting Obama's Visit | analysis of the implications of Barack Obama's visit to India. | Imperialism | Kafila | 17 November 2010 |
| Tedious Caricature of the Revolutionary Left | review of Revolution Highway by Dilip Simeon | Book review | DNA | 14 November 2010 |
| A Marxist Outlook on Indian History and Society | review of History, Society and Land Relations and The Frontline Years by E.M.S. Namboodiripad, |
Book review | Book Review | September 2010 |
| Moral Hazard of Indemnifying Suppliers | with M.V. Ramana on the Indian nuclear liability bill, lead in | Nuclear energy | Hindu | 20 August 2010 |
| No sweetheart deal, this | with M. V. Ramana on the Indian nuclear liability bill | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 18 August 2010 |
| To Avoid a Disaster | with M. V. Ramana on the Indian nuclear liability bill | Nuclear energy | Hindustan Times | 16 August 2010 |
| Picturing Kathmandu | with Manasi Pingle, a photo-essay on the general strike in Nepal, | Nepal | Mrzine (Monthly Review) | 19 May 2010 |
| An Account of the General Strike in Nepal, | article analyzing the 2010 general strike | Nepal | Mrzine (Monthly Review) | 12 May 2010 |
| किसके लिए परमाणु सुरक्षा विधेयक | with M.V. Ramana on the liability bill) | Nuclear energy | नईदुनिया | 17 April 2010 |
| The Other Side of Nuclear Liability> | Analysis of the nuclear liability bill with M. V. Ramana | Nuclear energy | Economic and Political Weekly,45, No.16, pp.48--55 | 17 April 2010 |
| India's Atomic Energy Programme: Claims and Reality | Long review of India's atomic energy programme | Nuclear energy | Aspects of India's Economy, No. 48 | January 2010 |
| Obama: The American Dream | on the illusions promoted by Barack Obama's election, | Imperialism | Mrzine (Monthly Review) | 21 November 2009 |
| The Nuclear Deal and Democracy | on the 2008 trust vote on the Indo-US nuclear deal, | Nuclear energy | Countercurrents, | 10 July 2008 |
| Youth in the American anti-war movement | Peace movement | Movement of India, 1 | March 2007 | |
| The Kennedy-McCain Bill | on the Kennedy-McCain proposals for immigration-legislation , | Immigrant rights | Znet | 16 May 2006 |
| Change from the Inside | with Kevin Connor on our disruption of a CIA recruitment event at Harvard. See also this news report for context | Peace movement | the Crimson | 20 April 2005 |
| Our Troops and Theirs | on differential standards applied to the Iraqi resistance and U.S. armed forces in Iraq, | Peace movement | Znet | 27 December 2003 |
| Peace, Justice and Censorship | with Alexandra Vanier and May Habib on attacks on the immigrant-activist Amer Jubran (This article is much milder than anything I would have liked to write on the issue of Israel and Palestine and the fact that a Palestinian activist was deported by the U.S. Government, effectively for expressing anti-Zionist views . It reads the way it does, because the Crimson editors took it apart and re-wrote it, and we didn't stop them in time.) < |
Peace movement | The Crimson | 7 November 2003 |
