Rajan Iyer reports on national security where it intersects with technology — cyber operations, nuclear doctrine, and the long game of deterrence. His writing is built on sources developed over decades inside the national-security state.
Recent work
Nuclear Bluff Called: How India Neutralised Pakistan's Atomic Blackmail During Pahalgam Response
India's calibrated military response to the Pahalgam terror attack demonstrated that nuclear blackmail cannot shield cross-border terrorism. Pakistan's repeated nuclear threats proved empty as India struck terror infrastructure with surgical precision, staying below escalation thresholds while inflicting maximum damage on jihadi networks.