Rajaram Nagappa
<p>BSc DMIT (MIT, Chennai). Joined NIAS on 1st February 2007. Most significant research contribution: Analysis of Pakistan’s ballistic missile production capacity. Prof Rajaram Nagappa has specialised in aerospace propulsion and has worked extensively in the design and development of solid propellant rockets. His interests are in missile technology and space weaponisation. He has served in the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO as its Associate Director, and later was Pandalai Memorial Chair Professor at Anna University, Chennai. He has also taught at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. He is a recipient of the Astronautical Society of India Award, Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Madras Institute of Technology, DRDO's Agni Award for Excellence in Self Reliance, Certificate of Appreciation of the International Astronautical Federation and the Honorary Fellowship of the High Energy Materials Society of India. His recent work includes an assessment of the Pakistani cruise missiles and an assessment of the Iranian satellite launch vehicle Safir. He has also traced the development of fighter aircraft in China as a part of a study on China's Science & Technology capability.</p>
Books
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Nagappa, Rajaram . 2014. Evolution of solid propellant rockets in India. New Delhi: DRDO. http://eprints.nias.res.in/649/.
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Vishwanathan, Arun , and Rajaram Nagappa, eds. 2013. Troubling Tehran: Reflections on geopolitics. Bangalore;New Delhi: NIAS;Pentagon Press. http://eprints.nias.res.in/370/.
Journal Articles
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Nagappa, Rajaram , and Natesan Ramamoorthy. 2020. “Changing Nature of Deterrence: The Challenge of Asymmetric Threats”. National Security, Vivekananda International Foundation 3(2): 213-231. https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/national-security-vol-3-issue-2-article-RNagappa&NRamamoorthy.pdf.
Reports
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Ashok, Kaveri , Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, L V Krishnan, Lalitha Sundaresan, and Rajaram Nagappa. 2016. R39 NIAS Report: Advanced Techniques in Environmental Monitoring. NIAS, Bangalore.
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Nagappa, Rajaram . 2015. R-33 The Promise for Small Satellites For National Security. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/919/.
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Nagappa, Rajaram , Arun Vishwanathan, and Aditi Malhotra. 2013. NIAS Report HATF-IX/ NASR - Pakistan's tactical nuclear weapon: implications for Indo-Pak deterrence. Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. http://eprints.nias.res.in/480/.
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Chandrashekar, S , N Ramani, and Rajaram Nagappa. 2012. NIAS Report North Korea's Unha 3 space launch. Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. http://eprints.nias.res.in/425/.
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Chandrashekar, S , Rajaram Nagappa, Lalitha Sundaresan, and N Ramani. 2011. NIAS Report Technology and innovation in China: A case study of single crystal superalloy development for aircraft turbine blades. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/301/.
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Chandrashekar, S , RN Ganesh, CR Raghunath, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani, and Lalitha Sundaresan. 2011. NIAS Report China's anti-ship ballistic missile game changer in the pacific ocean. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/300/.
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Sundaresan, Lalitha , S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, and N Ramani. 2009. NIAS Report Image measurement errors and missile performance. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/348/.
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Nagappa, Rajaram , S Chandrashekar, and Lalitha Sundaresan. 2009. NIAS Report Iran's safir launch vehicle. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/347/.
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Nagappa, Rajaram , and S Chandrashekar. 2007. NIAS Report An assessment of Pakistan's Babur HAFT 7 cruise missile. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/345/.
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Chandrashekar, S , Sonika Gupta, and Rajaram Nagappa. 2007. NIAS Report An assessment of China's ballistic and cruise missile programme. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/346/.
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Nagappa, Rajaram . 2007. NIAS Report An assessment of ballistic missile production capacity in Pakistan. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/344/.
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Chandrashekar, S , Arvind Kumar, and Rajaram Nagappa. 2006. NIAS Report An assessment of Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Programme: Technical and Strategic Capability. Bangalore: NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/343/.