Articles in Courtesy: IPCS
A Non-Traditional Security Perspective on Sino-Indian Border Management
By: Dr Siwei Liu | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 02 Dec , 2018
The unresolved ‘border dispute’ is undoubtedly the core issue in Sino-Indian relations. Border issues are not only important for the two sides’ territorial and military security but also...
Signalling with INS Arihant: Import of the Message and the Messenger
By: Dr Manpreet Sethi | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 27 Nov , 2018
The announcement on 5 November regarding the completion of the first deterrent patrol of India’s first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN), the INS Arihant, has evoked three kinds of...
US-China Contestation and North Korean De-Nuclearisation
By: Sandip Kumar Mishra | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 01 Oct , 2018
It is conventional wisdom that China’s role would be the most crucial in the process of de-nuclearising North Korea. North Korea and China share strong historical connections along with...
Sinicisation under Xi Jinping: Key Features of the Implementation Strategy
By: Palden Sonam | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 10 Sep , 2018
In July 2018, China issued an order banning underage Tibetan students from engaging in religious activities during their summer holidays. Although Beijing’s consistent effort to assimilate...
Nuclear Security: The Focus Must Not Flag
By: Dr Manpreet Sethi | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 24 Aug , 2018
The last few weeks have witnessed the release of at least three reports (1, 2, 3) on nuclear security. This is a welcome development since the import of this subject has in no way diminished...
Challenges to Securing India's Borders
By: Tim Walpot | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 17 Aug , 2018
The pace of border security projects in India has accelerated over the past two years. A prime example of this has been the implementation of a Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System...
The Challenges of AI-enabled Underwater Platforms
By: Dr Vijay Sakhuja | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 08 Aug , 2018
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is likely to acquire a new type of submarine by the early 2020s. According to the South China Morning Post, the Shenyang Institute of Automation...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: Performance in the Provinces & Potential...
By: Sarral Sharma | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 04 Aug , 2018
Amid reports and allegations of election rigging and other irregularities by the opposition political parties, Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
China and the Shape of the Indo-Pacific
By: Dr Manpreet Sethi | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 18 Jul , 2018
It is hardly surprising that China figures prominently in the idea of the Indo-Pacific. In fact, China’s behaviour and actions have provided the impetus and trigger for the revival of the...
US Sanctions against Iran: What are India's Options?
By: KP Fabian | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 11 Jul , 2018
The US first imposed various sanctions on Iran in 1979 when the US embassy was occupied, with the staff taken hostage, following the fall of US-supported Shah. Oil sanctions were imposed in 2012...
Iran's Economic Losses and the Nuclear Deal
By: Shivani Singh | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 03 Jul , 2018
On 8 May 2018, lingering tension regarding the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) culminated in US President Donald Trump officially withdrawing from the deal. This exposes...
The Shaky Acquisition of Combat Aircraft in the Indian Air Force
By: Air Cmde Prashant Dikshit, (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 02 Jul , 2018
There seems to be widespread scepticism among military air power experts in India regarding the future of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) combat worthiness. At the heart of the matter is the process...
India-Indonesia and Sabang Port: A Game Changer?
By: Angshuman Choudhury | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 22 Jun , 2018
During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2018 visit to Indonesia, New Delhi and Jakarta announced that they would set up a Joint Task Force to “undertake projects for port related...
South China Sea: Unmanned Vessels and Future Operations
By: Dr Vijay Sakhuja | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 16 May , 2018
Two recent developments in the domain of disruptive technologies have invited the attention of naval planners and the strategic community. These relate to US and Chinese investments in unmanned...
Swarm Drones: Could they Shape the Future of Naval Warfare?
By: Dr Vijay Sakhuja | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 08 Feb , 2018
Drones operating in swarms are the new threat to militaries. In a recent case, Russian radars stationed around Latakia, Syria detected a swarm of 10 fixed-wing drones strapped with small rockets...
Ushering Normalcy in Kashmir
By: Ayan Tewari | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 13 Jan , 2018
In 2017, Indian security forces (SFs) initiated a more focused approach to dealing with militants in Kashmir, resulting in the killing of 218 terrorists so far. Although these operations were...
Will the US' Pressure on Pakistan Deliver Results?
By: Shalini Chawla | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 30 Oct , 2017
The US-Pakistan relationship has been strained over the last six years. It took an unyielding shift with the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy, which comprises four...
The Future of US Troops in Afghanistan: Assessing Potential Roles
By: Rajat Ahlawat | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 18 Oct , 2017
In his new strategy for Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump recently decided on increasing the number of American troops in the country. He said a hasty withdrawal would create a power vacuum...
Russia-Turkey: Implications of the New Arms Deal
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 02 Oct , 2017
Recently, Turkey signed an agreement with Russia to purchase the S-400 Triumf air defence system. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the Turkish media that Ankara has put down a deposit...
Weapons in Space: Conventional War in the Cosmos?
By: Allyson Rimmer | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 29 Sep , 2017
Outer space has been called the last frontier, but could it become the battleground of the future? Warfare in space seems difficult to imagine outside works of science fiction, but the concept...