Articles in Vol 24.1
Solution to the Pakistani Terrorist Quagmire
By: Vijaykumar S Kasi | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 13 Nov , 2016
It is difficult to comprehend why some people resort to terrorism. One of the main reasons put forward — economic failure — is no excuse to pursue the path of terror. There are many extremely...
Take the war to the enemy
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 30 May , 2015
New Delhi continues to fumble while India burns. Pakistan’s superior psychological warfare machinery further tied down the already overstretched Indian security forces in knots. Airports and...
Way to a Credible Deterrent
By: Arun S Vishwakarma | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 08 Nov , 2014
Ten years after the Pokhran (POK-2) series of tests in May 1998, it is useful to examine the progress on the diplomatic front and see what is needed further. The recently concluded India-US...
India's Multifunction Missile for Credible Deterrent
By: Arun S Vishwakarma | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 22 Oct , 2014
Shourya and Sagarika is a new common missile that can be launched from multiple platforms, i.e. ground, submarine and mobile launcher. The naval version is called Sagarika, while the land based...
Gaps in Maritime Security-I
By: VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 16 Sep , 2013
INS Viraat Cross border terrorism has taken an entirely new dimension. The Indian security establishment is on high alert to tackle the newest frontier of terror – Maritime Terrorism. The...
The killers' mace of the dark visitors
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 12 Mar , 2013
In February 1999, the PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House in Beijing released a fascinating book written by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui, two Senior Colonels of the People’s Liberation...
The Poonch Fiasco: A time To Ponder
By: Rohit Singh | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 13 Sep , 2012
26/11. The terrorists held sway and centrestage for four days as they basked in an electronic media blitzkreig. Another day, another time, this time in Poonch, the terrorists took on the might of...
Emerging Asian Security Environment
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 05 Sep , 2012
To address the security challenges that Asia faces, the question needs to be asked whether any coherent concept of Asian security exists. Is Asia an integrated geographical entity, are its...
Dealing with Pakistan
By: Lt Gen HC Dutta | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 22 Aug , 2012
The terror attacks of 26/11 on Mumbai have left the nation traumatized. People are angry and confused and are awestruck by the sheer audacity and ferocity of a commando type raid at the very heart...
Indian Air Force of the future
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 16 Feb , 2012
Planning for the future has always been a daunting task, especially when it concerns the military of a nation. As the military is a vital component and in fact the ultimate instrument of national...
Intelligence Reform
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 17 Dec , 2011
‘Nothing should be as favourably regarded as intelligence; nothing should be as generously rewarded as intelligence; nothing should be as confidential as the work of intelligence.’ Sun Tzu, The...
Islam and its many trends
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 16 Oct , 2011
Except the war zones, palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan and the proxy war zones Kashmir and India, for quite sometime the rest of the world has not witnessed a major terrorist incident. This is...
Air Power & Irregular Warfare in the Indian context
By: Air Cmde Arjun Subramaniam | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 19 Aug , 2011
“This is another type of war, new in its intensity, ancient in its origin — war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, terrorists, war by ambush instead of by combat; by infiltration,...
Gaps in Maritime Security-II
By: VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 02 Aug , 2011
Revamping Coastal Security Apparatus: Considering the inadequate coastal security infrastructure along the vast and porous Indian coastline the issues relating to registration of boats,...
Gaps in Maritime Security-III
By: VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 02 Aug , 2011
The Customs Department: There is a Customs office at every major fishing centre. Strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations and in accordance with its charter of activities, every...
Eurofighter Typhoon: Ready for India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 19 Jun , 2011
The Eurofighter consortium is fully committed to meet the future requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF). As the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition progresses, EADS which...
Terrorist Attacks from Sea
By: Vice Adm Rajeshwer Nath | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 29 Apr , 2011
Role of Offshore Patrol Vessels The growing spurt of Pirate activities and the unique 26/11 terrorist attack from the sea, has engendered the need to review the naval assets and determine the...
Coastal and maritime security: two sides of the same coin
By: Vice Admiral PS Das | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
The Mumbai terrorist attack of 26th November 2008 has, correctly, focused on issues concerning the security of India’s vast coastline. Earlier, in 1993, the Maharashtra coast had been used to...
The Chinese Conundrum: Friends and Foes
By: Air Marshal Narayan Menon | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 31 Jan , 2011
Indian Navy and its Chinese counterpart conducted a joint exercise for the first time in the seas off the Shanghai coast in November, 2003. The latest naval exercise between the two navies was...
Is this how we treat our military?
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 17 Jan , 2011
At this critical juncture, India needs to demonstrate its resolve, and ensure the strength and morale of its armed forces. Instead, however, the self-pride of the armed forces is being subverted...