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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”...
The Saudi Vision 2030: How India can make the most of it
The Saudi Arabian government this week unveiled a long-term economic blueprint for adapting to a low-oil-price future. The plan, reportedly the brainchild of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is titled ‘Vision 2030,’ and includes regulatory, budget and policy changes that will be implemented over the next 15 years with the aim of...
Neuromorphic Chips – Defence Applications
..And I had an opportunity to grow from the time where we couldn’t make a single silicon transistor to the time where we put 1.7 billion of them on one chip! – Gordon Moore, Cofounder Intel Last year Kris Gopalakrishnan pledged $ 50 mn at IISc and IIT Madras on research that seeks to model next level computing based on the functioning of the...