• Patil, K., “‘Zero-error’ versus ‘good-enough’: towards a ‘frugality’ narrative for defence procurement policy, Mind & Society, 19(1) (2020), 112-128 (Springer) (Co-authored with Saradindu Bhaduri).
• Patil, K., “Public Procurement Policy for Small & Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries: Evidence from India”, International Journal of Public Sector Management, 30(4), 391-410 (2018) (Emrald).

• Patil, K., “India’s Emerging Architecture of Professional Military Education”, in Pant, H. (Eds), Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy, Taylor & Francis: London (2020).
• Patil, K. “Sanctions as an Instrument of Non-proliferation: The North Korean Experience”, in Basu, T. (Eds), East Asia Yearbook, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, Knowledge World: New Delhi (2019).
• Patil, K. “Defence Modernisation and Production: Enduring Challenges”, in Pant. Harsh (Eds), India’s Evolving National Security Agenda: Modi & Beyond, Konark Publishers: New Delhi (2019).
• Patil, K. “Nuclear Energy & public Perceptions Challenge in Asia”, in Pant, Girijesh & Grover, Ravi (2016) (Eds), Resurgence of Nuclear Power: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia, Springer: Singapore.
• Patil, K. “India and the Global Nonproliferation Regime: An Assessment”, in Pilat, Joseph F., Busch, Nathan E. (Eds.), Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation and Policy, Routledge: New York (Co-authored with Arvind Gupta) (2017).
• Patil, K. “Public Concerns Over India’s Nuclear India’s Energy Programme in Arvind Gupta et al (Eds). “Nuclear Energy in India: Challenges, Prospects, and Public Concerns”, Pentagon Press, New Delhi (2014).
• Patil, K. “Nuclear Emergency Preparedness in India”, in Arvind Gupta et al (Eds). “Nuclear Energy in India: Challenges, Prospects, and Public Concerns”, Pentagon Press, New Delhi (2014).
• Patil, K. “Radiation Releases from Nuclear Power Plants in India”, in Arvind Gupta et al (Eds). “Nuclear Energy in India: Challenges, Prospects, and Public Concerns”, Pentagon Press, New Delhi (Co-authored) (2014).
• Patil, K. “Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power Plants in India”, in Arvind Gupta et al (Eds). “Nuclear Energy in India: Challenges, Prospects, and Public Concerns”, Pentagon Press, New Delhi (Co-authored) (2014).

• “Science diplomacy: A Perspective from the Global South” - Presentation in the online course: Introduction to Science and Tech Diplomacy: the new geopolitics of technoscience, December 18, 2023. FAU, Germany.
• History of Science Society (HSS) Virtual Festival – Paper: Too Strict or Too Lax: IAEA and the Evolution of Radiation Protection Standards, December 9, 2023.
• Society of Historians of Technology (SHOT) Annual Meeting 2023 - Paper: “The IAEA, Atomic Energy Promotion, & the Conflicts around Safety Standards”, Los Angeles, October 26-29, 2023, University of South California.
• Fifth Conference of the New Diplomatic History Network (NDH) – Paper: ““Bridging Divides”: Scientists-Diplomats and the Making of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)”, University of Turku, Finland, 25th - 27th May 2023.
• “From Romance to Realism: Mapping a Critical Turn in Science Diplomacy” Research & Industrial Conclave – Integration 2023, Virtual Talk, IIT Guwahati, May 14, 2023.
• Symposium, “Nuclear Research in Medicine After the WW II – Paper: “Building a “Mini Mayo Clinic”: Peaceful Atoms, Technical Assistance, and Radiation Medicine Center in India”, Medical University of Vienna, 20-21, March 2023.
• “Science Diplomacy: A perspective from the Global South”, Scholarship Holder Meeting in Erlangen, 17-19 March 2023, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Erlangen.
• Workshop on “Technology and science diplomacy in an age of digital sovereignty and nuclear threats”, Fredrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg. November 28-29, 2022, JOSEPHS Innovation Laboratory, Nuremberg.
• “Pandaemonium: Interrogating The Apocalyptic Imaginaries of Our Time”, 15TH Pan-European Conference On International Relations 2022, Panteion University. Athens, Greece, 1–4 September 2022.
• Workshop on “Reshaping Nature: Atomic Agriculture in the Cold War Era, University of Genoa, School of Humanities – Aula Magna, 8-9 September 2022.
• World Science Day 2021. “Building Climate Ready Communities?”, UNESCO and RIS-New Delhi Webinar, November 10, 2021.
• Symposium on “Research Methods in Social Sciences: Sharing Experiences from the Fields” organized by the Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata on October 4 & 5, 2021.
• “Horizon Europe: The Way Forward in India-EU STI Co-operation”. Forum for Indian Science Diplomacy Symposium. August 23, 2021.
• Conversation with Dr Anil Kakodkar moderated by Kapil Patil, Sscience, Technology and innovation Policy (STIP) Forum, October 6, 2020.
• London School of Economics (LSE) Conference on “Global histories of anti-nuclear and peace activist”, presented paper titled, Risks, Resistance, and Reappropriation: Understanding Anti-Nuclear & Peace Movements in India, held on 25 and 26 March, 2021
• Nuclear Energy Agency Workshop: “Nuclear and social science nexus: challenges & opportunities for speaking across the disciplinary divide”, Presentation: “Nuclear Power & Social Science Scholarship in India”, Paris Dec. 12-13, 2019.
• “India-UK Strategic Nuclear Dialogue”, hosted by the Kings College London (KCL) & UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, January 18-19, 2016.
• Two-day Preparatory Workshop on “Asia-Pacific Nuclear History Boot Camp” Organised by the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES), Kyungnam University and Woodrow Wilson Center, Seoul, Korea, August 28-29, 2015.
• Workshop: “Nuclear History: New Evidence, Analysis & Policy Insights at Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-proliferation (VCDNP), Presentation: “New Evidence on National Nuclear Energy Programs: The Indian Case”, Vienna, Austria on February 01, 2013.
• “Strategic Modernization and Crisis Management: A Crisis Simulation TTX” hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Istanbul, Turkey, November 5-6, 2014.
• “Nuclear Proliferation History: New Evidence, Analysis & Policy Insights organised by the Vienna Centre for Disarmament & Non-proliferation (VCDNP), Vienna, Austria held on February 01-03, 2013.
• Workshop on “Defence Studies” conducted by Srinath Raghvan and Rudra Chaudhary organized at the Centre for Policy Research, July 23, 2012, to August 03, 2012.
• Presented a paper titled, “Multilateralisation of Nuclear Security and Role of Second-Tier States: A Case for India Korea Partnership” at Researcher’s Association for the Study of Korea (RASK) Conference, March 16-17, 2012.
• Nuclear Proliferation International History Projects’ (NPIHP) Nuclear Boot Camp at Allumiere, Rome, Italy in 22-31, May 2011.

• “War in Ukraine heralds a more personalised and politicised science diplomacy”, LSE Impact Blog, August 12th, 2022.
• “Ukraine War and the abiding hope of Science Diplomacy”, Diplomat Magazine, July 31, 2022.
• “Reinforcing nuclear safety norms is vital for the future of nuclear power”, European Leadership Network, 28 June 2022.
• “After Ukraine, Nuclear Safety Can No Longer Be Left to Chance”, The National Interest, April 16, 2022.
• “Misreading Strategic Intent: The Border Stand-Off and China-India Relations, Asia Online Global, March 31, 2022.
• “AUKUS, the EU and the Politics of Technology Sharing” in AUKUS: Resetting the European Thinking on Indo-Pacific? ISDP Special Paper. Institute for Security and Development Policy. Sweden.
• “US must redouble efforts to stay ahead in innovation race with China”, The Strategist, July 09, 2021.
• “Indo-U.S. S&T Cooperation and the Role of Innovation Diplomacy”, Science Diplomacy Review, 2(1), 15-26, April 2002, RIS, New Delhi.
• “LCA Tejas Contract: Giving Indigenous Technology a “Chance”, Vivekananda International Foundation, February 09, 2021.
• “Science Studies’ on Covid-19: Significance of Emerging Trends”. RIS Blog, October 19, 2020.
• “New S&T Policy in the Works Has a Chance to Foster Demand-Driven Innovation”, The Wire Science, August 29, 2020.
• “BIMSTEC and S&T Cooperation: A Long Way Ahead”, National Security, 3(1), 18-16, VIF, New Delhi.
• “Self-reliance via innovation”, Financial Express, June 17, 2020.
• “India-US Relations After Trump Visit-Toward New Collaboration”, EMERiCs – Korean Institute of Economic Policy, April 24, 2020.
• “Towards a Holistic Defence Innovation Policy”, Deccan Herald, April 15, 2020.
• “Global Nuclear Order in 2019: A Review”, Vivekananda International Foundation, January 6, 2020.
• “Can the Integrated Battle Groups Reinforce India’s Conventional Deterrence?”, Vivekananda International Foundation, October 21, 2019.
• “Balancing Economic Imperatives in India-Russia Civil Nuclear Cooperation”, Nuclear Asia, September 20, 2019.
• “Strategic outlook – India’s NFU Policy”, Millennium Post, August 28, 2019.
• “Between aspiration and reality: India’s Policy on Local Content Requirements”, The Pioneer, August 02, 2019.
• “CDS Appointment: An Opportunity to Streamline Defence Acquisitions”, Vivekananda International Foundation, August 26, 2019.
• “What Can India Learn from China’s ‘Indigenous Innovation’ Policies”, Vivekananda International Foundation, July 02, 2019.
• “After INF, the Future of New-START Hangs in Balance”, Vivekananda International Foundation, June 25, 2019.
• “India’s new template for counterterrorism: Do the Balakot strikes signal a new strategy?”, Policy Forum, April 01, 2019.
• “Limitations of Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Strategy on North Korea”, Vivekananda International Foundation, April 11, 2019.
• “A Welcome Verdict on Rafale Deal”, Vivekananda International Foundation, December 26, 2018.
• “INS Arihant’s Deterrence Patrol: A Critical Milestone in India’s Nuclear Posture”, Vivekananda International Foundation, November 22, 2018.
• “20 Years of India’s Nuclearisation: Retrospect and Prospect”, Vivekananda International Foundation, May 24, 2018.
• “Forging a ‘Korean Nuclear Deal’: The Beginning of a Long Road”, Vivekananda International Foundation, March 23, 2018.
• “Achieving 63 GW Nuclear Power Capacity by 2032: Can it be done?”, Vivekananda International Foundation, January 03, 2018.
• “Russia and Chemical Weapons Destruction”, CBW Magazine, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, Vol 10 (4), July-December 2017.
• “The Eight Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention: A Missed Opportunity”, CBW Magazine, IDSA, Winter - July-December 2016.
• “India’s Nuclear Energy Programme On The Right Track, But Obstacles Remain”, Swarajya Magazine, July 15, 2016.
• “Why Adrian Levy's Scary Claims On India's Nuclear Security Practices Are Wide Off The Mark”, Swarajya Magazine, December 30, 2015.
• “100 Years On: Strengthening the Norm against Chemical-Weapons Use”, CBW Magazine, IDSA, Summer - January-June 2015.
• “Untying the Civil Nuclear Liability Knot in the Indo-US Nuclear Deal”, Nautilus Institute of Security & Sustainability, September 30, 2014.
• “Can Strategic Nuclear Competition and Cooperation Coexist?”, The Diplomat, September 23, 2014.
• “Revisiting India’s Nuclear Doctrine”, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, June 20, 2014 (Co-authored with G. Balachandran).
• (2014), “Energy Imperatives: The Need for Cooperative Security Governance in the Indian Ocean, Global Energy Monitor, Vol. 2 (4), April 06, 2014, The Center for Energy Governance & Security, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
• “China’s Reactor Sale to Pakistan: The Known Unknowns”, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, November 15, 2013, (Co-authored with G. Balachandran).
• “Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: How Safe is Safe Enough?”, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, August 2, 2013. (Co-authored with G. Balachandran).
• “Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and Civil Nuclear Liability”, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, November 9, 2012 (Co-authored with G. Balachandran).
• “Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and Analysis of Radiation Data as on 18/03/2011”, IDSA, New Delhi (Co-authored with P. K. Sundaram).

• Participated in the Second Session of the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading towards Their Total Elimination” held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, June 15- July 07, 2017.

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