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Solar power can be for India what shale is for the US
The new government has unfurled plans to build 100 gw of solar power by 2022. Here are a few suggestions to execute this grand vision: First, it’s time the general perception that solar energy is expensive is removed. India gets 70% more solar radiation than European countries. This means the same solar panels yield 70% more power in India. In...
National Security Voids in Geospatial Apps
National security implies protecting a nation’s population, economy, critical infrastructure, borders and prosperity in general. In order to implement national security, there is therefore a need to coordinate action and exchange information between various agencies which include National Intelligence, Defence, Law enforcement, Disaster...
Terrorism in J&K: Mindless and futile violence
The euphoria caused by a large voter turnout for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has been responded to by the terrorists with a spate of attacks across the state in the last week or so. The suicide attack in Arnia , district Jammu on November, 27, followed by the second suicide attack at Uri in Kashmir on December, 05; the...
Assessing the PLA’s Mindset!
Three editors, Mr Andrew Scobell, Mr David Lai and Mr Roy Kamphausen, have collaborated to produce a book,Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples’ Wars. To decode the thinking of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China the book has adopted a novel approach. A group of experts after studying the PLA’s reactions to other wars have...
The saga of India-Israel intelligence co-operation
In the present global world, intelligence co-operation has become a major pillar in bilateral relations of the states. History of intelligence sharing can be traced from the Second World War, when an intelligence alliance was established between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and USA, known as ‘Five Eyes’, all these countries were...