Red Sea Crisis and India’s Options
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Climate Change in 2023: Has the World Reached an Inflection Point?
Introduction
2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach
Contemporary Land-Centric Operational Environment: Need for Dynamism and Adaptability
It was half a decade ago, when the ‘strategic community’ commonly opined that conventional wars were passe, and if and when future wars did occur, they would ‘likely to be ambiguous, uncertain, short, swift, lethal, intense, precise, non-linear
January 09, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, LoC, Military technology, LAC, Drones, Army manpower, Counter terrorism grid
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The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Deletion of Article 370 and Pakistan’s Reaction
Supreme Court’s historic judgment on the deletion of Article 370 has settled the legal questions raised by the petitioners. The Court has stated that the provision was temporary, and the President had the power to issue a proclamation for deleting
December 22, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, UNSC, POK, Article 370, Karachi Agreement, UNCIP
Radicalisation in Bharat: Case Studies of Kashmir and Kerala
Introduction
Bharat has been facing terrorism ever since it became independent in 1947. Post-invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan-sponsored militants in October 1948 and followed by the defeat in the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Pakistan realised tha
The Magic of MANPADS- Making Sense of Indo-Russian Deal
The Driver
On 14 Nov 2023, the Russian media announced inking an arms deal with India which was a little different from the usual defence procurement cases. This deal is anchored on two provisions; the Supply of Igla S Man Portable Air DeDecember 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, the-magic-of-manpads-making-sense-of-indo-russian-deal
Pathways to World War III
Understanding ‘World War’
A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers. The Oxford English Dictionary cited the first known usage in the English language to a Scottish newspaper, ThDecember 08, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Climate Change, Nuclear War, US-China, Cold War, Middle East, World War III, Geo-Political Faultlines, WMD
Cyclical Errors in Intelligence Assessment: A Comparative Analysis
A study of history would reveal that nations and their leaders become victims of surprise as they either chose to remain ignorant of events or unwilling to accept new (or good) inputs in a timely manner. Some significant historical examples are liste
November 29, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Israel, Hamas, HUMINT, Intelligence assessment, Mossad, SIGINT, 1973 Yom Kippur war
Deterrence Exists, though Slender is the Thread!
This is an era of confused geopolitics. There were on horizon a transformation of West Asia, with Abrahams Accord, I2U2, Saudi-Iran thaw, IMEC; and then suddenly the fiercest of wars between Israel-Hamas with its other fallouts. The geopolitics of We
November 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Terrorism, sanctions, Warfare, CBMs, deterrence, no war no peace, Conventional war
A talk on India’s National Security Challenges in a Turbulent World at Rashtriya Raksha University on 31 Oct 2023
External environment has become deeply uncertain. The balance of power is shifting. US centred hegemonic order has come under stress. Multilateralism is dysfunctional. Global south is asserting for its voice to be heard. Alliances and partnerships a
November 06, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, national security, Talk, Kautilya
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