Spotlights
BEML Disinvestment: What about the other DPSUs and OFs?
By: Laxman K Behera | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 23 Jan , 2017
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has taken a major decision to privatise some government-owned companies. One of the companies listed for privatisation is BEML (formerly named...
Towards Power Sufficiency and Power Parity in Afghanistan
By: Chayanika Saxena | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 22 Jan , 2017
Ravaged by decades of violent conflicts, Afghanistan today finds itself treading a difficult path towards sustainable and effective reconstruction and redevelopment. In its attempt to rebuild the...
Social Media: The New Shoot and Scoot Weapon
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Jan , 2017
Social Media, it seems, is the new weapon of choice for those who seek attention of their seniors, the government and the nation at large, with instant stardom thrown in for good measure. While...
Grievance Redressal Systems In Defence Forces Need Fixing, And Urgently
By: Major Navdeep Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.swarajyamag.com | Date: 20 Jan , 2017
In my opinion, no organisation, the uniformed services included, is beyond scrutiny. And with that disclaimer, I would like to emphasise, that the recent events in public gaze concerning our...
2017...A Year of the Media
By: Col (Dr) Tej Kumar Tikoo (Retd.) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Jan , 2017
The first fortnight of the new year has been rather sedate; what with the northern hemisphere experiencing a severe cold wave and Barrack Obama bidding tearful farewell to the White House, making...
Post Sanctions Iran - Deal or a Deal Breaker for India?
By: Neha Surwade | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 18 Jan , 2017
China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) project, of building rail, road and pipelines across the ancient Silk Route is seen as a game changer in the geopolitics of 21st Century. Pumping of...
Why India–Vietnam Military Relation Disturbs China
By: Bhaskar Roy | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 17 Jan , 2017
The Chinese official newspaper, the Global Times (January 11) in an article entitled “Indian arms same to Hanoi disturbing if aimed at China”, warned New Delhi that India must desist from...
Russia's Cyber War: Options before the US
By: Sarosh Bana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 16 Jan , 2017
US intelligence’s findings holding Russian President Vladimir Putin directly responsible for a cyber campaign that ensured Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election...
Repatriation of Pak POWs 1973
By: Doe Nair | Issue: Book Excerpt: I Married the Army | Date: 15 Jan , 2017
It was by some strange coincidence that I met her, the lady in the green silk saree. I recognised her immediately. In fact we both recognised each other simultaneously. She waved to me from the...
Pakistan revives Controversial Military Courts: A Substitute for Judicial...
By: Mahendra Ved | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 14 Jan , 2017
In a U-turn that is as remarkably swift as it is inexplicable, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership on January 9, 2017 decided to “hold consultations” on continuing with the military...
India's foreign policy last year and the challenges of 2017
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 13 Jan , 2017
The vigour of the Indian prime minister’s diplomacy did not abate in 2016. Ties with the United States of America received particular attention, with five meetings with Barack Obama during the...
India should not be Sucked into an Arms Race
By: Dr Manpreet Sethi | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 12 Jan , 2017
India closed 2016 with the successful test of its long-range ballistic missile, the 5,000-km-range Agni V. The country heralded the New Year with the test of Agni IV, a ballistic missile with a...
Russia’s Foreign Policy at Strategic Crossroads in 2017
By: Dr Subhash Kapila | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 10 Jan , 2017
Strategic dilemmas face Russia in 2017 in terms of recalibrating its foreign policies with United States and China in response to new US President’s policy shifts recently indicated. US...
China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal
By: Gp Capt Ajey Lele (Retd.) | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 08 Jan , 2017
On December 27, 2016, China’s State Council published a White Paper on “China’s Space Activities in 2016”. This is the fourth white paper on issues concerning China’s activities in the outer...
China: Strategic Encirclement of India’s Core Interests
By: Bhaskar Roy | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 07 Jan , 2017
Having failed to constrict India within South Asia with its “String of Pearls” (an American euphuism) Strategy, China has now embarked on a new initiative to trip India’s growing...
Towards a Sustainable Defence Industry
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 06 Jan , 2017
Last fortnight, this magazine, and digital newspaper Bharat Niti, organised, in association with Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) a national conference on Defence...
Battle of Chamkaur: A Sage of Courage and Conviction
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 05 Jan , 2017
In western history, battles that have changed the course of history are well chronicled. They also form part of the folklore of the country. Two such examples are the Battle of Saratoga in 1777...
China’s Creeping Maritime Assertiveness
By: Abhay Kumar Singh | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 04 Jan , 2017
China’s maritime assertiveness in the South China Sea (SCS) was on display on December 15, 2016 when a PLA Navy (PLAN) vessel retrieved an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) of the US Navy (USN)...
Deterrence Against The Dragon: Why Agni’s Arc Worries China
By: Rakesh Krishnan Simha | Issue: Courtesy: www.swarajyamag.com | Date: 03 Jan , 2017
The shrill, disjointed and illogical rants emanating from Beijing after the fourth successful test of the Agni-V missile is an adequate proof that nothing succeeds like deterrence. By developing a...
IS-Khorasan in Afghanistan: The new menace on the extremist block
By: Chayanika Saxena | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 02 Jan , 2017
Facing challenges on many fronts, Afghanistan is battling various anti-state forces at once. Caught in spiralling insecurity, the conflict-ridden nation now faces the latest anti-state element to...