Articles By Col RN Ghosh Dastidar
Nuclear China
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2022
On 17th October 2021, the world media reported that China had carried out flight test of a “nuclear capable hypersonic missile”. The missile is supposed to have crossed South Pole before...
Geo Political Imperatives of China in this “Decade of 2020s”
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Nov , 2021
In August this year, China has reportedly tested a nuclear tipped Hypersonic missile. This was in the backdrop of growing Chinese belligerence against India, Taiwan, Japan and the littoral states...
China in Nuclear Arms Control Treaty
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Aug , 2021
On 28 July 21, most leading newspapers in the world published the news of Federation of American Scientists, stating that China is building a second field of nuclear silos for launching nuclear...
Weaponisation of Emerging Technologies: Staring at an Armageddon
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Vol. 36.2, Apr-Jun 2021 | Date: 17 Jul , 2021
Whenever the leading nations come around to bilaterally or multi-laterally agree to legal bindings to control destabilising technologies, they can prioritise by agreeing not to attack the C3I...
Iran elects a New President: Implications
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jul , 2021
On 18 June 2021, Iran went to polls. Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner who headed Iran’s Judiciary and is acknowledged to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the Supreme Leader,was elected the new...
The Myanmar Conundrum
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Date: 08 Apr , 2021
Since the general elections in Myanmar in November 2020, the Myanmar military, known as Tatmadaw, has been refuting the results, alleging large scale rigging. Their appeal, against the election...
Afghan Peace Deal: A Review
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Feb , 2021
Review of Situation On 29 February 2020, USA and Taliban inked a landmark peace agreement. It essentially stated that Taliban will eschew violence, will not harbour foreign terrorist groups,and...
Artificial Intelligence in the Realm of Warfare
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2020
Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated on 27th November 2020. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRG) claimed that a satellite-controlled machine gun...
Afghanistan: An Arena of Indo-Pak Conflict
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Vol. Apr-Jun 2020, (35.2) & Jul-Sep 2020, (35.3) | Date: 09 Nov , 2020
US talks with Taliban with only Pakistan as the third participant have heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. An all-inclusive peace process as encompassed by the Moscow Peace talks may...
New “START” Renewal Hits an Impasse
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2020
Post-World War I, Germany was forced to disarm. But during 1930s, Germany again became belligerent and the world suffered in World War 2. Post-World War 1, Germany’s weapons were destroyed but...
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): A Review
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Oct , 2020
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a collection of infrastructure projects, is the flagship project of China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI), inked in 2013 with an original outlay of $ 46...
Israel’s Normalisation of Ties with Arab Nations Threatens Iran
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Sep , 2020
Since the US Administration withdrew from JCPOA and re imposed crippling sanctions on Iran, the world has awaited with abated breath, for capitulation of Iran.US has tried to force UK,Germany and...
To Resume Nuclear Testing is a Step Backward
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Aug , 2020
US tested the world’s first nuclear device on 16 Jul 1945. On 06 Aug and 09 Aug 1945, US conducted world’s first and till date the only nuclear bombings, on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and...
Revival of the Middle Kingdom
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jul , 2020
In history, China has seen itself as a dominant player on the world stage for over 2000 years.“Zhongguo” or the Middle Kingdom, as interpreted by China is the “Centre of the World” towards...
Pakistan’s Nuclear Strategy: A Review
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Jun , 2020
Since the Partition of Indian sub-continent in 1947, India and Pakistan have witnessed deep animosity and hatred for each other. India, after overcoming the pangs of Partition, moved on to become...
Future of New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New Start)
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2019
In late 1960s , there was a growing understanding between the USA and USSR that it served the interest of both these powers and the world to have a negotiated curb on their nuclear arms...
Impending Demise of INF Treaty on 02 Aug 2019: Implications and Opportunities
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Jul , 2019
On 02 August 2019, the Intermediate Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty between USA and erstwhile USSR is set to terminate. INF Treaty bans land based missiles with a range between 500 km and...
US- Iran Stand Off: Implications of Geography
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Jun , 2019
Escalating Tensions In May this year US terminated its waiver for all nations importing Iranian oil. This has dwindled Iranian oil exports from 2.5 billion barrel per day (bpd) in 2018 May to...
Terrorism’s Global Menacing Shadow
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Jun , 2019
In fight against the scourge of Terrorism, one of the often heard cliché/formula is the need for all nations to cooperate with each other, chiefly, by sharing Intelligence. Each country...
Post Balakot: Building Nation’s Nuclear Resilience
By: Col RN Ghosh Dastidar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2019
February 26, 2019 Indian Air Force hit Terrorist training camps at Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunwa region. The raid was a big success and we came back unscathed. It was in retaliation...