Geopolitics
“Attacks in Europe”: Tet offensive? Or Kamikaze? Or worse?
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Jul , 2016
With ISIS taking the backdoor, their exit strategy included attacks on Paris, Brussels, Baghdad, Orlando, Istanbul and now Nice, France. Their actions have bewildered numerous security experts,...
Indianess Asserts in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Jul , 2016
Two developments in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), i.e. forthcoming elections in region (PoK less Gilgit-Baltistan) and joint patrolling by security forces of China and Pakistan on PoK-Xinjiang...
Global Terrorism: An Analysis of Fault Lines and Risks
By: Maj Gen SB Asthana | Issue: Vol. 31.2 Apr-Jun 2016 | Date: 19 Jul , 2016
To flourish a terrorist outfit needs financial and logistics support, political patronage and a supportive or submissive population, which is the Centre of Gravity in prospering or combating...
Civil Nuclear Energy: Absence of Proper Ground Rules
By: Subhranil Basu Ray | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jul , 2016
Civil Nuclear Energy is only a miniscule portion of the power generation in our country. The sector could not grow in a proper way since Independence due to a variety of reasons. India is one of...
Full Spectrum Deterrence vs Cold Start Doctrine: Prospects of a Nuclear...
By: Col Rajinder Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jul , 2016
Pampore (Srinagar- Kashmir) terrorist attack on 25 June 2016, allegedly by LeT (Laskar-E-Taiyaba) operatives, is a reflection of a Pakistan's Military Establishment's gleeful self - admiration of...
Internal Security – Chinks Very Apparent
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Jul , 2016
The term ‘internal security’ needs to be taken with a pinch of salt with borderless proxy wars, terrorism, optimization of internet by tech savvy terrorists and more such reasons. Nations...
The AQIS Call – Mirrors Pakistan’s ISI
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jul , 2016
The historical basis of the ISI’s confidence flows from the fact that both the US and China used Pakistan for creating the Taliban and Al Qaeda and the US gave Pakistani regulars and Taliban...
24 June 2016 : NSG, BREXIT, SCO and India
By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Jun , 2016
The date of 24 June 2016 will remain in one’s memory for quite some time. It was on this day that the results of many a diplomatic campaign were announced, to the disappointment of a few,...
India hits the Great Wall as China refuses to play ball on India seeking NSG...
By: Col (Dr) Tej Kumar Tikoo (Retd.) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Jun , 2016
China cleverly masked its real reasons for opposition to the Indian membership by insisting on the plea that India was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). This...
India is Larger Than the NSG
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jun , 2016
It is unfortunate that a segment of the media as well as some political commentators, and ‘experts’, have issued comments on the NSG issue, unsavory to India’s interest. In effect they seek...
Stemming the Rot of Self Inflicted Injuries in the Military
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Jun , 2016
Self- inflicted injury, by its very nature and motivation, is considered abhorrent within military circles and dealt with quite harshly, not just in our military but also by other militaries...
India-Myanmar-Thailand Highway: Strategic Dimensions
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jun , 2016
Inking of the trilateral pact between India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) making way for the IMT Highway provides seamless vehicular movement between SAARC and ASEAN nations, enhancing trade, business,...
NSG and India – Ease or Unease
By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2016
There is palpable excitement in the air in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and within the strategic community. The reason is not too difficult to guess. The PM has once again been on a...
Measuring Risk – Pakistani Nukes Escaping to “Funny Fellows”
By: Navneet Bhushan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2016
In 1998 after the Pakistani nuclear tests, the estimates were that Pakistan may possess and have the fissile material for about 20 Nuclear warheads with a potential yield of 20-30 Kilo Tons of...
The Road to NSG Membership
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jun , 2016
The preliminary technical meeting of the NSG in Vienna on June 9 discussed the new applications from India, Pakistan and Namibia. The discussions, according to sources, recognized the merit in...
America Hit Again: This Time by Home Grown Terrorist
By: Col (Dr) Tej Kumar Tikoo (Retd.) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2016
It is here that America is going to face a serious challenge. In a democratic set-up, where human dignity and human rights are jealously guarded by the press, electronic media, judiciary, the...
The Eagle, The Dragon, The Elephant and The Bear
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Vol. 31.1 Jan-Mar 2016 | Date: 12 Jun , 2016
Indians indeed have never been more confident of their future in history and that is reflected in every field. The elephant is more sure-footed than the Chinese Dragon or the British Lion. This...
All Bark and No Bite: Analyzing the Role of ASEAN in Mitigating Disputes in...
By: Dr Nalanda Roy | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Jun , 2016
With the signing of the ASEAN Declaration in 1967, ASEAN was established to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development through joint endeavors as well as to promote...
Why China exposed LeT Mumbai Act
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jun , 2016
Most Indians are astounded and perplexed about the motive behind China’s unequivocal portrayal of the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as the perpetrator of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks...
China’s Reclamation of Islands in the South China Sea: Implications for India
By: Maj Gen PK Chakravorty | Issue: Vol. 31.1 Jan-Mar 2016 | Date: 07 Jun , 2016
Reclamation of lands in the South China Sea has been an ongoing process by various countries. China initiated the process by building a full-ledged air base on Woody Islands which forms a part of...