Varun Vira

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Varun Vira writes on Middle Eastern and South Asian security affairs.  Most recently, he coauthored Pakistan: Violence vs. Stability with Dr. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
Escalating from Terrorism to Nuclear War on the Asian Subcontinent

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 26, 2012 04:58 AM | Comments(8)

  

  
  

                

	How instability on the subcontinent could rapidly spiral out of control.


  

		  
  

                
Counterinsurgency in India: The Maoists

  

  
  

                
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Posted On December 7, 2011 01:12 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Targeting Maoist-affected areas with increased funding and attention is probably good policy, but it is likely not an overstatement to say anti-Maoist success will correlate significantly with...


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
An Assessment of Israeli Deterrence against Asymmetric Threats

  

  
  

                
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Posted On October 1, 2011 08:09 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Poor performance erodes deterrence just as surely as good performance creates it