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'''Brahma Chellaney''' is Professor of Strategic Studies at the ]-based ], an independent, privately funded think-tank. He is also a Member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by the Foreign Minister of ].
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'''Brahma Chellaney''' (born 18 January 1962) is an Indian ] and columnist.<ref name=Weiss>
{{citation |author=Stanley A. Weiss |title=Whom Do Sanctions Hurt |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 February 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/opinion/20iht-edweiss.1.20331049.html |id={{ProQuest|2220509275}}}}
</ref><ref name=Georgetown>
{{cite web |url=http://www.press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/water |title=Water: Asia's New Battleground |publisher=Georgetown University Press |date=2013}}
</ref>
He is a professor of strategic studies at the ] in New Delhi; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London.
He was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board and an author of its draft nuclear doctrine.<ref name="Nature"/>
He is a regular columnist for ],<ref name="Project Syndicate">
{{cite news |title=Columnist Brahma Chellaney |newspaper=Project Syndicate |url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/brahma-chellaney}}
</ref> and writes for numerous other international publications.


==Education and career==
Until January 2000, Professor Chellaney was an adviser to India’s National Security Council, serving as convenor of the External Security Group of the National Security Advisory Board, as well as member of the Board’s Nuclear Doctrine Group.
Chellaney was born in New Delhi. After passing the ] examination at ], he did a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from ] and a ] from the ]. He holds a PhD in international studies from the ].<ref name=CPR/>


He is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based ]; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the ] in Berlin; and a nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at ].<ref name=Rajaratnam/>
He holds a ] in arms control.
In the mid-2000s, he was a member of the Indian government's Policy Advisory Group, which was chaired by the External Affairs Minister of ].<ref>
{{cite web |title=Brahma Chellaney (Guest Speaker) |publisher=Wilson Center |date= |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/brahma-chellaney |accessdate=21 December 2019}}
A specialist on international security and arms control issues, Professor Chellaney has held appointments at the ] University, the ], the ] University's School of Advanced International Studies and the Australian National University. His specialization includes energy and climate security.
</ref><ref>
{{cite web |title=25th Anniversary Debate |publisher=United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research |date=5 February 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2020 |url=https://www.unidir.org/html/en/25th_anniversary.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205142924/https://www.unidir.org/html/en/25th_anniversary.html |archive-date=5 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}
</ref> Before that, he was an adviser to India’s National Security Council, serving as convener of the External Security Group of the National Security Advisory Board.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Brahma Chellaney: India's hydro-diplomacy with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China |publisher=Global Water Forum |date=30 August 2019 |url=https://globalwaterforum.org/2019/08/30/brahma-chellaney-indias-hydro-diplomacy-with-pakistan-bangladesh-and-china/}}
</ref>


==Career==
He is the author of five books. His latest book is the best-selling ''Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan'' (HarperCollins, 2007). Another recent publication is a smaller, 100-page book, ''On the Frontline of Climate Change: International Security Implications'' (KAF, 2007), with Heela Najibullah. He has published research papers in ''International Security, Orbis, Survival, Washington Quarterly, Security Studies'' and ''Terrorism''.
Chellaney was described in '']'' in 1999 as "one of the independent experts who helped draft India's proposed nuclear doctrine".<ref>
{{cite web |author=Brahma Chellaney |title=India, Too, Has a Right to Credible Nuclear Deterrence |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1 September 1999 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/01/opinion/IHT-india-too-has-a-right-to-credible-nuclear-deterrence.html}}
</ref><ref name="Nature">
{{cite journal |author1=Zia Mian |author2=M. V. Ramana |title=Where nuclear weapons come before basic needs |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/45373 |journal=Nature |date=16 December 1999}}
</ref> The country's draft nuclear doctrine was publicly released in August 1999.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |date=17 August 1999 |url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/india/doctrine/990817-indnucld.htm}}
</ref> The institutions where he has held appointments include ], the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the ], the ] at the ], and the ].<ref>
{{cite web |title=Brahma Chellaney |publisher=Robert Bosch Academy |date= |accessdate=21 December 2019 |url=http://www.robertboschacademy.de/content/language2/html/53215.asp}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web |title=25th Anniversary Debate |publisher=United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research |date=5 February 2006 |url=https://www.unidir.org/html/en/25th_anniversary.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205142924/https://www.unidir.org/html/en/25th_anniversary.html |archive-date=5 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}
</ref> Graham Tobin from the University of South Florida has as described Chellaney’s geopolitical analyses as astute and critical.<ref>
{{cite journal |last1=Tobin |first1=Graham |title=Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis by Brahma Chellaney |journal=Journal of Latin American Geography |date=January 2014 |volume=13 |issue=3 |page=257-259 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|doi=10.1353/lag.2014.0051 |s2cid=145367818 }}
</ref>


Chellaney coined the term ] to describe how the Chinese government leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends.<ref>
Professor Chellaney is also a newspaper columnist and television commentator. He writes opinion articles for the ''International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, The Asian Age, Covert, The Times of India'' and ''The Hindustan Times''. In 1985, he won the Overseas Press Club of America's Citation for Excellence.
{{citation |title=China and Africa: Debt-Trap Diplomacy? |author=Heather Zeiger |newspaper=Mind Matters |date=13 November 2020 |url=https://mindmatters.ai/2020/11/china-and-africa-debt-trap-diplomacy/}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news |author=Brahma Chellaney |title=China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy |newspaper=Project Syndicate |date=23 January 2017 |url=https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-one-belt-one-road-loans-debt-by-brahma-chellaney-2017-01}}
</ref>
He saw 'debt trap diplomacy' in China's handling of Sri Lanka's debt distress by taking over its ] on a long-term lease.<ref>
{{Citation |last=Chellaney |first=Brahma |date=2017-12-21 |title=China's creditor imperialism |url=https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-creditor-imperialism/1 |newspaper=The Strategist}}
</ref>
The thesis caught on and began to be used widely, becoming "something approaching conventional wisdom", especially in Washington DC.<ref>
{{cite news |author=Sebastian Srangio |title=Inside China's Belt and Road Tangle |newspaper=The Diplomat |date=1 September 2020 |url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/inside-chinas-belt-and-road-tangle/}}
</ref>
Other scholars have disputed the assessment, arguing that Chinese finance was not the source of Sri Lanka’s financial distress.<ref>
{{Cite web |first1=Lee |last1=Jones |first2=Shahar |last2=Hameiri |title=Debunking the myth of 'debt trap' |at=4. Sri Lanka and the BRI |url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/08/debunking-myth-debt-trap-diplomacy/4-sri-lanka-and-bri |date=2020-08-19 |website=Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank}}
</ref><ref>
{{Cite news |last=Carrai |first=Maria Adele |date=2021-06-05 |title=Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port |url=https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2021/06/05/questioning-the-debt-trap-diplomacy-rhetoric-surrounding-hambantota-port/ |website=Georgetown Journal of International Affairs}}
</ref><ref>
{{Cite news |last1=Rithmire |first2=Deborah |last2=Brautigam |first1=Meg |date=2021-02-06 |title=The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is a Myth |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/02/china-debt-trap-diplomacy/617953/ |newspaper=The Atlantic}}
</ref>


==Publications==
Chellaney is a potential contender for the post of India's ], in particular if the ] regains power in nationwide elections scheduled for spring 2009.
Chellaney is the author of nine books.<ref name=CPR>
{{cite web |title=Brahma Chellaney |publisher=Center for Policy Research |accessdate=21 December 2019 |url=http://www.cprindia.org/users/brahma-chellaney}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web |title=Brahma Chellaney |publisher=Nikkei Asian Review |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Brahma-Chellaney |accessdate=17 March 2020}}
</ref>


* ''Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan'', ] USA, 2010. {{isbn|9780061987625}}
== Reporting of Operation Bluestar casualities==
* ''Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis'', ], 2015.<ref>
{{main|Operation Bluestar}}
{{cite news |author=G. John Ikenberry |title=Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis |newspaper=Foreign Affairs |date=21 October 2013 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2013-10-21/water-peace-and-war-confronting-global-water-crisis}}
Before the storming of ] by Indian Army starting June 03 1984, reporters were removed from Punjab (India) by the authorities and ] was enforced.<ref name=HamlynMediaBlackout>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first = Michael | title = Journalists removed from Amritsar: Army prepares to enter Sikh shrine | work =| pages =36| language = English| publisher = The Times | date = 1984-06-06| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-25}}</ref> The foreign journalists were picked up from their hotels at 5 a.m. in a military bus, taken to the adjoining border of the state of ] and "were abandoned there".<ref name=HamlynMediaBlackout/> All main towns were put under curfew, transportation was banned, news blackout was imposed and Punjab was "cut off from the outside world".<ref>{{cite news | last = |first = | title = Gun battle rages in Sikh holy shrine| work =| pages =1| language = English| publisher = The Times | date = 1984-06-05| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> Brahma Chellaney, who then worked for ], was the only foreign reporter who managed to stay in ] despite the media blackout<ref name=FirstReportBrahma>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first =Michael | title = Amritsar witness puts death toll at 1000| work =| pages =7| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-06-12| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref>. He provided the first non-government news reports from Amritsar on telephone about the causalities which was published in the ] (London) and stated 1000 dead in the storming of temple including 800 militants and 200 troops<ref name=FirstReportBrahma/>. Chellaney reported that by June 12 1984, 780 dead bodies had already been burned in groups of 30 by the authorities.<ref name=FirstReportBrahma/> The number of causalities reported by Chellaney were far more then government reports<ref name=underestimated>{{cite news | last = |first =| title = Toll in assault on Sikh Temple termed vastly underestimated | work =| pages =| language = English| publisher = Miami Herald| date = 1984-06-11| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> and revealed several other human rights violations<ref name=ArrestOrdered>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first =Michael | title =Arrest ordered of journalist who reported temple atrocities | work =| pages =8| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-10-16| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref>. He reported that many dead bodies had their hands tied behind their backs and were shot in their forehead<ref name=tiedandshot>{{cite news | last = Chellaney |first = Brahma | title = Sikhs in Amritsar 'tied up and shot'| work = Brahma Chellaney, for the Associated Press, was the only foreign correspondent in Amritsar during the storming of the temple | pages =1| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-06-14| url =| accessdate =2008-12-26}}</ref>. He reported that elderly men who surrendered on the first day of army attack were taken away by army and tortured by pulling their beards, removing their turbans, tying their long hair around their necks and putting sand in their eyes.<ref name=shotpointblank>{{cite news | last = Chellaney |first = Brahma | title = Sikh rebels were shot 'at point-blank range'| work = Brahma Chellaney, for the Associated Press, was the only foreign correspondent in Amritsar during the storming of the temple | pages =3| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-06-14| url =| accessdate =2008-12-2}}</ref> Chellaney also reported a local journalist who saw Sikh youth were made to pull their trousers above their knees, kneel and march on the hot road while the soldiers repeatedly kicked and punched them.<ref name=tiedandshot/> Chellaney interviewed a doctor who said he was picked up by the army and forced to conduct postmortems despite the fact he had never done any postmortem examination before and was just an eye specialist .<ref name=tiedandshot/> The doctor Challeney interviewed also reported women and children among the victims and called the attack on Golden Temple a "virtual massacre".<ref name=tiedandshot/> The accuracy of the reports was "supported by Indian and other press accounts" according to Associated Press; and reports in The Times and New York Times <ref name=reportsverified>{{cite news | last = Stevens |first = | title = India is said to drop prosecution of A. P. reporter in Punjab case =| pages =5| language = English| publisher = New York Times| date = 1984-10-30| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26 | quote= ''Mr. Chellaney reported a death tool of 1,200 at a time when the Indian Government said the figure was 576. He also reported that 8 to 10 Sikhs had been tied up and shot by soldiers. The Government called his dispatches false and inflammatory. The A. P. defended the accuracy of his reports, which were supported by Indian and other press accounts.''}}</ref>.
</ref>
* ''Water: Asia's New Battleground'', ], 2019.<ref>
{{cite news |title=Water: Asia's New Battleground |author=Andrew J. Nathan |newspaper=Foreign Affairs |date=1 November 2011 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2011-11-01/water-asia-s-new-battleground }}
</ref>


Two of his most recent books relate to the geopolitics of water resources. Another book, an international best-seller, focuses on how a fast-rising Asia has become the defining fulcrum of global geopolitical change.<ref name=Rajaratnam>
====Reaction of authorities on Chellaney's reports====
{{cite web |title=The S.T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture by Professor Brahma Chellaney |publisher=S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |date=30 October 2018 |url=https://www.rsis.edu.sg/event/the-s-t-lee-distinguished-annual-lecture-by-professor-brahma-chellaney-professor-of-strategic-studies-centre-for-policy-research-new-delhi/}}
For Challaney's coverage of Operation Bluestar causalities published in ] (London) newspaper in June 1984<ref name=ArrestOrdered/><ref name=ArrestOrderNT>{{cite news | last = Stevens |first = William K. | title = Reporter faces arrest in India| work =| pages = 10| language = English| publisher = The New York Times| date = 1984-17-10| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> , the government issued arrest warrant against him<ref name=ArrestOrdered/><ref name=ArrestOrderNT/> and inspector P. N. Mehta reached Associated Press's Delhi office on October 15 1984 to arrest Mr. Chellaney who was then not present in office.<ref name=ArrestOrdered/> Government then charged him with the newly formed TAAA (Terrorist Affected Areas Act) which meant a person charged can be "arrested without bail and tried in camera; prosecution witnesses need not be identified, and he is assumed to be guilty until he proves himself innocent" <ref name=chargedTAAA>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first =Michael | title = Terror Act journalist gets hearing | work =| pages =5| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-10-31| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref>. The new law was called a ''"disturbing amendment"'' by then London Bureau Chief of the Associated Press, Victoria Graham <ref name=DisturbingAmend>{{cite news | last = Stevens |first =Wiliam K. | title = Charges Against a Reporter in Punjab Stir Protest =| pages =A4| language = English| publisher = New York Times| date = 1984-10-30|quote=Under what is called the Terrorist Affected Areas Act, which was to apply to terrorists, suspects are to be tried in camera unless the prosecutor seeks and open trial. Moreover, the law makes what Victoria Graham, bureau chief here for The Associated Press, calls a "disturbing amendment"}}</ref>. Mr. Chellaney surrendered later and challenged in the court both, the TAAA act and the press ban in Punjab<ref name=chargedTAAA/>. The interrogating officer, P. N. Mehta who was accompanied by army officials on two other occasions, told Mr. Chellaney that "the government is determined to pursue his case" and that the "order and instructions are directly from Delhi" and also of the new charges of sedition.<ref name=chargedSedition>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first =Michael | title = Reporter may face sedition charges| work =| pages =7| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-11-27| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref>. The interrogators are also reported to have told Chellaney that "they intend to teach him and thereby other journalists a lesson" and that they will extract information about Chellaney's sources of information by "hook or by crook"<ref name=chargedSedition/>. The government actions against Mr. Chellaney caused concern in the journalism world<ref name=ProtestsInPunjab>{{cite news | last = Stevens |first =Wiliam K. | title = Charges Against a Reporter in Punjab Stir Protest =| pages =A4| language = English| publisher = New York Times| date = 1984-10-30|quote=''An effort to prosecute an Associated Press reporter here has set off protests by representatives of western news organizations, some of whom see the case as a gross violation of the principle of freedom of press, a principle officially subscribed by the Indian Government.'' }}</ref> and civil liberties organizations.<ref name=govtchallenged>{{cite news | last = Hamlyn |first =Michael | title = Terror Act journalist gets hearing | work =| pages =5| language = English| publisher = The Times| date = 1984-10-31| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref>. The ] (Brussels) protested the "continued harassment" of Mr. Chellaney at the hands of government<ref name=IFJprotest>{{cite news | last = |first =| title = Jounalists Group Protests Treatment of Indian Reporter | pages =| language = English| publisher = New York Times| date = 1985-05-04| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26 | quote= BRUSSELS, May 3 (A P) - The International Federation of Journalists cabled Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India today to protest what it called the continued harassment of a reporter for The Associated Press, Brahma Chellaney, and to ask for the free exercise of journalism in India. The Brussels-based organization, which has a membership of 105,000 journalists, also protested 'the refusal by Indian authorities to return his passport and renew his press card'.}}</ref>. The Editors Guild of India also protested the curbing of press and illegal charges put against Mr. Chellaney by government<ref name=EGIprotest>{{cite news | last = |first = | title = Indian Editors Say Governments Threatens Free Expression =| pages =4| language = English| publisher = New York Times| date = 1985-02-17| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26}}</ref> The government act was also challenged as "unconstitutional" by Maharaja of Patiala, Amrinder Singh in a separate application filed in the supreme court.<ref name=govtchallenged/> Charges against Chellaney were dropped in September 1985.<ref name=chargeDropped>{{cite news | last = |first =| title = Case dropped | work =| pages =| language = English| publisher = The Times | date = 1985-09-09| url =| accessdate = 2008-12-26 }}</ref>
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==Reception==

Chellaney was criticized by Chinese state-owned media outlet the '']'' for indirectly accusing China of having involvement in the death of ]. The Global Times described Chellaney as a "conspiracy theorist".<ref>https://www.greaterkashmir.com/world/china-slams-conspiracy-theory-over-cds-chopper-crash/</ref><ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/world/chinas-state-affiliated-media-says-death-of-gen-rawat-in-chopper-crash-exposes-india-s-lack-of-combat-preparedness-1059331.html</ref>

Chellaney received the $20,000 Bernard Schwartz Award from the New York-based ] for his work, ''Water: Asia's New Battleground'', published by Georgetown University Press. The award recognises outstanding contributions regarding contemporary Asian affairs and US-Asia relations.<ref name="Hindu award">
{{cite news |title=Brahma Chellaney wins Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award |newspaper=The Hindu Business Line |date=25 October 2012 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/Brahma-Chellaney-wins-Asia-Society-Bernard-Schwartz-Book-Award/article20519053.ece}}
</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Brahma Chellaney}}
* : Brahma Chellaney's website

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Indian geostrategist and writer

Brahma Chellaney
Chellaney in 2009
Born (1962-01-18) 18 January 1962 (age 62)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materHindu College, Delhi
Delhi School of Economics
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Occupation(s)Academic and public intellectual
Websitechellaney.net

Brahma Chellaney (born 18 January 1962) is an Indian geostrategist and columnist. He is a professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London. He was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board and an author of its draft nuclear doctrine. He is a regular columnist for Project Syndicate, and writes for numerous other international publications.

Education and career

Chellaney was born in New Delhi. After passing the Senior Cambridge examination at Mount St. Mary's School, India, he did a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Hindu College, University of Delhi and a Master of Arts from the Delhi School of Economics. He holds a PhD in international studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

He is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and a nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London. In the mid-2000s, he was a member of the Indian government's Policy Advisory Group, which was chaired by the External Affairs Minister of India. Before that, he was an adviser to India’s National Security Council, serving as convener of the External Security Group of the National Security Advisory Board.

Career

Chellaney was described in The New York Times in 1999 as "one of the independent experts who helped draft India's proposed nuclear doctrine". The country's draft nuclear doctrine was publicly released in August 1999. The institutions where he has held appointments include Harvard University, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Brookings Institution, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, and the Australian National University. Graham Tobin from the University of South Florida has as described Chellaney’s geopolitical analyses as astute and critical.

Chellaney coined the term debt-trap diplomacy to describe how the Chinese government leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends. He saw 'debt trap diplomacy' in China's handling of Sri Lanka's debt distress by taking over its Hambantota port on a long-term lease. The thesis caught on and began to be used widely, becoming "something approaching conventional wisdom", especially in Washington DC. Other scholars have disputed the assessment, arguing that Chinese finance was not the source of Sri Lanka’s financial distress.

Publications

Chellaney is the author of nine books.

Two of his most recent books relate to the geopolitics of water resources. Another book, an international best-seller, focuses on how a fast-rising Asia has become the defining fulcrum of global geopolitical change.

Reception

Chellaney was criticized by Chinese state-owned media outlet the Global Times for indirectly accusing China of having involvement in the death of Bipin Rawat. The Global Times described Chellaney as a "conspiracy theorist".

Chellaney received the $20,000 Bernard Schwartz Award from the New York-based Asia Society for his work, Water: Asia's New Battleground, published by Georgetown University Press. The award recognises outstanding contributions regarding contemporary Asian affairs and US-Asia relations.

References

  1. Stanley A. Weiss (20 February 2009), "Whom Do Sanctions Hurt", The New York Times, ProQuest 2220509275
  2. "Water: Asia's New Battleground". Georgetown University Press. 2013.
  3. ^ Zia Mian; M. V. Ramana (16 December 1999). "Where nuclear weapons come before basic needs". Nature.
  4. "Columnist Brahma Chellaney". Project Syndicate.
  5. ^ "Brahma Chellaney". Center for Policy Research. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. ^ "The S.T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture by Professor Brahma Chellaney". S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. 30 October 2018.
  7. "Brahma Chellaney (Guest Speaker)". Wilson Center. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. "25th Anniversary Debate". United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. "Brahma Chellaney: India's hydro-diplomacy with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China". Global Water Forum. 30 August 2019.
  10. Brahma Chellaney (1 September 1999). "India, Too, Has a Right to Credible Nuclear Deterrence". The New York Times.
  11. "Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine". Federation of American Scientists. 17 August 1999.
  12. "Brahma Chellaney". Robert Bosch Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. "25th Anniversary Debate". United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006.
  14. Tobin, Graham (January 2014). "Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis by Brahma Chellaney". Journal of Latin American Geography. 13 (3). Johns Hopkins University Press: 257-259. doi:10.1353/lag.2014.0051. S2CID 145367818.
  15. Heather Zeiger (13 November 2020), "China and Africa: Debt-Trap Diplomacy?", Mind Matters
  16. Brahma Chellaney (23 January 2017). "China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy". Project Syndicate.
  17. Chellaney, Brahma (21 December 2017), "China's creditor imperialism", The Strategist
  18. Sebastian Srangio (1 September 2020). "Inside China's Belt and Road Tangle". The Diplomat.
  19. Jones, Lee; Hameiri, Shahar (19 August 2020). "Debunking the myth of 'debt trap'". Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank. 4. Sri Lanka and the BRI.
  20. Carrai, Maria Adele (5 June 2021). "Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port". Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
  21. Rithmire, Meg; Brautigam, Deborah (6 February 2021). "The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is a Myth". The Atlantic.
  22. "Brahma Chellaney". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  23. G. John Ikenberry (21 October 2013). "Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis". Foreign Affairs.
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  25. https://www.greaterkashmir.com/world/china-slams-conspiracy-theory-over-cds-chopper-crash/
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