Ankit Panda
@nktpnd · Asia
Ankit Panda is followed by Storyz World for research and subject expertise coverage across the Asia chapter.
A weirder-than-usual Nukesletter today: I think through whether nuclear strategists should start seriously thinking about a new category of catalytic nuclear conflict (initiated or accelerated by self-sovereign AI agents). I think so. Comments welcome! https://t.co/KOThKX3ExH https://t.co/UZgNt0ajx4
India's former CDS now says an Indian loitering munition came down on Kirana Hills during the May 2025 crisis. It was hunting radars near Sargodha, ran out of endurance, found nothing. Some thoughts on what we learn on my Substack: https://t.co/5kiB0XY4Ec
On the eve of the 250th independence day, @james_acton32 and I have a new @CarnegieEndow paper. We look at the contributions of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to American national power (a topic that is far less straightforward than it might appear at first). https://t.co/Xdax7hTqTo https://t.co/gieRy4fxo1