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Libya’s frustrating quest for itself
On 31 March 2016, a new government team led by Fayez Mustafa al Serraj reached Tripoli by boat from Tunis. The team had been waiting in Tunis for a while and had to abandon plans to fly in as the airspace was closed by another government based in Tripoli, termed “the government of national salvation”. Mysteriously enough, “the government...
Why India Needs a Comprehensive Space Law?
For many years now, space law experts in India have been vigorously debating the need for the country to enact a comprehensive space law to cover a wide range of issues concerning the exploration of the final frontiers and help consolidate India’s position as an emerging global space power in its own right. Since the ushering in of the space...
India’s Submarine Modernisation Plans
India’s submarine modernisation plans have long been a subject of conjecture and debate in the Indian strategic affairs community. After an August 2013 explosion gutted the INS Sindhurakshak – the Navy’s premier Kilo class submarine – there has been much introspection over the depleting status of its submarine arm. Unfortunately, with...
India’s Space Security Policy: A Proposal
Several advancements made in the field of space technology over the last few decades have significantly benefitted mankind. Today, space technology is considered critical to human survival and progress. Since space offers numerous socio-economic benefits, the number of states investing in satellite technology has grown over the...
An Open Letter: India's Next Defence Secretary ... From "Outside" the IAS
30th April, 2016 Kind Attn : Shri. Manohar Parrikar Defence Minister, Government of India Sir, It may be time for the Next Secretary of Defence, Government of India … to come from outside the IAS. I would like to request you to think about this seriously for reasons outlined in this note. The NDA government inherited a “bureaucracy problem”...