Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
PhD Thesis
Monograph
Book Chapter
Kolås, Åshild; Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya & Ruchita Beri (2022)
Introduction: Food for a growing India, in Upadhyaya, Anjoo Sharan; Åshild Kolås; & Ruchita Beri, eds,
Food Governance in India Rights, Security and Challenges in the Global Sphere. Delhi: Routledge India (20–30).
Roy, Kaushik (2018)
The Colonial Legacy and National Security, in Ganguly, Sumit; Manjeet Pardesi; & Nicolas Blarel, eds,
The Oxford Handbook of India's National Security. New Delhi: Oxford University Press (79–93).
Brekke, Torkel (2015)
The Indian Tradition, in James Turner Johnson, ed.,
Ashgate Research Companion to Military Ethics. London: Ashgate (415–427).
Brekke, Torkel (2014)
The Sikh Tradition, in Reichberg, Gregory M.; & Henrik Syse, eds,
The Comparative Ethics of War. New York: Cambridge University Press (672–701).
Brekke, Torkel (2012)
Hinduism and Security, in Seiple, Chris; Dennis R. Hoover; & Pauletta Otis, eds,
Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security. New York: Routledge (80–94).
Brekke, Torkel (2016)
Religious Teachers in the Indian Army, in Brekke, Torkel; & Vladimir Tikhonov, eds,
Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military–Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA. Dehli: Oxford University Press (15–38).
Kolås, Åshild & Jason Miklian (2013)
Introduction, in Miklian, Jason; & Åshild Kolås, eds,
India's Human Security: Lost Debates, Forgotten People, Intractable Challenges. London: Routledge (1–12).
Edited Volume
Non-refereed Journal Article
Popular Article
PRIO Report
Conference Paper
Hatay, Mete (2016)
Carnavalesque Space and the Buffer Zone, presented at "Multitude and Democracy: Experiences from North East India and Myanmar" organized by PRIO and OKDISCD, Guwahati India, 19 February 2016.
Aijaz, Rumi (2014)
Development of New Urban Centres in India, presented at ‘Sustainability through System of Settlements’, organised by School of Planning and Architecture and Institutional Systems Planning Centre, Delhi, India, 17–18 January.
PRIO Policy Brief
Jacobsen, Elida K. U.; Åshild Kolås & Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya (2017)
Food for a Growing India,
PRIO Policy Brief, 4. Oslo: PRIO.
PRIO Paper
Report - Other
Report - External Series
Newsletter
Blog Posts
The lessons an ancient Greek war can teach Ukraine today. Ukraine is confronted with a stark choice: fight on through a bitter winter with death raining from above, or initiate negotiations with Russia under unfavorable terms. Two-and-a-half millennia ago, the leaders of the Greek island of Melos confronted a similar ... Read more »
Posted by Angshuman Choudhury, Åshild Kolås & Arijit Sen on Friday, 4 March 2022
India’s decision to consistently remain ‘neutral’ when voting on resolutions on the Ukraine crisis in multilateral fora might not come as a surprise to those who follow Indian foreign policy closely and know its history. India’s decision to abstain from voting in each and every multilateral fora has, nonetheless, raised ... Read more »
On 8 April 2020, less than a month after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was a pandemic, Mareile Kaufmann posted a PRIO blog entitled “Corona Apps – Where Are We Headed?” on the use of digital tools in the “war against corona”, asking what the ... Read more »
Posted by Åshild Kolås & Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya on Monday, 28 September 2020
India’s e-governance and digitalization drive harnesses ‘smart’ technology in an effort to generate new economic opportunities, boost economic growth, govern more efficiently with less corruption, and distribute relief and benefits to the poor and disadvantaged more effectively. In April 2015, India’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister ... Read more »
Posted by Torkel Brekke on Wednesday, 6 March 2019
A sinister mixture of geopolitical changes, nationalist sentiments, and election campaigns now has the potential to generate one of the world’s most dangerous security crises. On 14 February, a terrorist attack in Pulwama in the Indian state Jammu & Kashmir killed more than 40 Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ... Read more »
May the shifting superpower dynamics bring hope for Afghanistan? Both Moscow and Beijing are displaying increasing interest in Afghanistan, after a decade and a half of domination by Washington. This shift is having effects in both Afghanistan and among its neighbours. the international power play surrounding Afghanistan is changing Recent ... Read more »
Posted by Åshild Kolås & Uttam Sinha on Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Climate change is not a one-way street of cause and effect. International negotiations on climate change and the reduction of emissions are equally complex. A consistent Indian demand has been green technology transfer from “high-emitting” developed countries. An equally longstanding principle is that of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities, ... Read more »
The past month has seen historic events in India. On Tuesday 8 November 2016, the Modi government announced without prior warning that all 500 and 1000 Indian rupee notes would be rendered valueless more or less overnight. In effect, this meant immediate withdrawal of the largest bank notes in circulation, ... Read more »
Posted by Rajiv Nayan & Åshild Kolås on Thursday, 18 August 2016
India became the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) on 27 June 2016. The MTCR is an informal and voluntary association of suppliers of ballistic and cruise missiles capable of delivering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and other unmanned aerial vehicles. It was established in 1987 with ... Read more »
Posted by Kanica Rakhra on Wednesday, 30 March 2016
India’s Nuclear Policy has been the subject of debate for many decades now. A non-signatory to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, the country has pursued an atomic bomb amid regional tensions and precarious relations with its neighbors. India has also used its nuclear weapon to bolster its national identity tied to ... Read more »
Posted by Marta Bivand Erdal on Wednesday, 17 June 2015
The recent demonstrations against Norway’s Child Welfare Service (Barnevernet), in Oslo and outside Norwegian embassies abroad, express the deep frustration and fear felt by some parents with immigrant background. In recent years this frustration has received increased attention both in Norway and internationally. The international diplomatic repercussions of this crisis ... Read more »
Posted by Åshild Kolås on Monday, 11 May 2015
From participation to political agency Women’s empowerment and equal participation in political life is important at all levels of Indian society. Despite benefitting from reservations, women frequently experience obstacles when they participate in politics. However, to address women’s aspirations for political agency we should explore the emerging opportunities, and not ... Read more »
Posted by Arne Strand on Friday, 10 October 2014
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two people, from two countries with shared challenges. But the award raises questions: Does India have the will to abolish child labour? And can Malala Yousafzai influence Pakistani women and girl’s rights from abroad? The two candidates who were awarded this year’s ... Read more »
The global shift from rural to urban living will be the most important demographic transformation of the 21st century. All great shifts create the opportunity for great fortunes, especially for those with audacious visions who are positioned to capitalize on them. Indian industrialist Ajit Gulabchand runs Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), ... Read more »
In April, 800 hundred million people began casting their ballots all across India in the largest election the world has ever seen. When we think of voting in India, we often picture a poor elderly villager showing a big ink-stained thumb and boasting a wide smile as proof of democracy ... Read more »