Maldives: Choices and Implications for India
Background Maldives is an archipelago in the South Asian region which has Sunni Islam prescribed as its official religion[1]. Still, the Islamic practices have been less conservative in the country since the time of independence and India has always enjoyed friendly relations with this neighbour. Maldives historically did not use Islam as a tool for […]
Lethal Autonomous Weapon System and International Concerns
For as long as humans have waged war, they have constantly taken up measures to develop and improve the technology while posing least amount of the risk to the operators. In the last decade, several technological advancements have brought forward revolutions in weapons technology. Our weapons technology has changed from gunpowder and landmines to the […]
Hamas Attack Is Not Just A Failure Of Imagination: Holds Valuable Lessons For India
There have always been concerns about war among Israelis, but it has been decades since they had to wonder whether today would be the day when they would be overrun by multiple armed attacks and exposed to acts of barbarism that would reveal mankind at its worst. On 12 October while meeting visiting US Secretary […]
China’s Growing Capability in Underwater Warfare: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Introduction With the proliferation of technology, the rivalry between nation-states has expanded to various grounds from the outer space to sub-surface of oceans. The Deep Sea is considered to be the realm of power projection in undersea warfare. It is fought with an intention of defending coastal waters, diversified marine assets and the Sea Lanes […]
Key Takeaways From India’s G-20 Presidency
Introduction The G-20 is a forum for economic cooperation that was established back in 1999 and has its roots in a series of financial crises as its inception was in the wake of the Asian financial crisis and then its transformation from being a forum for finance ministers to one for Head of State/Government also […]
Tryst With Technology – Counter Insurgency Counter Terrorist Op Scenario Perspective
Merging Technology with Tactics is the next big disruption in military operations, with technology being the first respondent in CICT Ops – sensor IOT based search and surveillance, drone and UGS driven cordons for round the clock watch and tactical probes, precision munition attacks to soften potential targets with least collateral damage and ghataks ready […]
Chinese Human Intelligence Operations And Elite-To-Elite Diplomacy
Human intelligence is a complex business, wherein special agents are employed for the collection of intelligence, manipulation of information, deception by feeding false information, sowing confusion, and even counterintelligence to find out the agents of the enemy. Napoleon’s saying that “one spy in the right place is worth twenty thousand men in the field,” is as pertinent today as it was two hundred years […]
The ‘Tibet Factor’ In The India-China Border Dispute
Introduction In the past, Tibet has thrived as a preserve of an antiquated civilization, living in the isolation and calm of a vast firmament, far from the commotion and upheaval of the outside world. Not for its wealth or its arsenal, Tibet was renowned for the heights of its spiritual splendour and the breadth of […]
The Upsurge of Terrorism in South Kashmir and Jammu: The Changing Dynamics
Introduction The Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir has always been a hotbed of terrorism, this is multifaceted and finds its roots in the social, political, religious, economic and geographical composition of that area. While the presence of these issues in the region has prevailed over time, their trends and frequency have been evolving. Terrorism […]
Fighting In The Age Of Unmanned Weapons: Straws In The Wind
“History shows that what matters most in periods of technological disruption is not getting a new technology first or even having the best technology but finding the best ways of using it…… both on the battlefield and in its bureaucracy.” -Paul Scharre, Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence What is happening? The […]
