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The Drones of Nagorno-Karabakh....Where are we?
December 21 , 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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This article is a sequel to the author’s preceding work titled, “Why the drones turned the tide for Azerbaijan”1. The previous work analysed the reasons as to why Armenia suffered such crippling losses...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : drone defence , drone strike , drone threat from Pakistan and China , Nagorno-Karabkh

The New National Security Directive will Strengthen Telecom Security
December 20 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 6364
In a landmark decision, the Cabinet Committee on Security has taken steps to strengthen the security of telecom networks in India.1 Henceforth, it will be mandatory for the telecom network providers to ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : cybersecurity , Deputy NSA , Digital Authority , National Security Council Secretariat , National Security Directive

India Vietnam Relations on an Even Keel but Need a Push
December 18 , 2020 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5700
On the eve of forthcoming virtual summit between Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Narendra Modi it would be useful to reflect on the current status of bilateral relationship and look for ways and me...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , defence cooperation , hydrography , India , PM Modi , PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Vietnam

चीन द्वारा छल-कपट(धोखा), नकार, विखंडन और दुष्प्रचार (डी-4)
December 18 , 2020 Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)
Article Views: 5776
छिपकली, गिरगिट और सारस अपने पर आए खतरों तथा अपने अस्तित्व को बचाने के लिए छल करते हैं। मनुष्य दूसरों में भ्रम पैदा करने, उसे चकित कर देने, अपना फायदा उठाने और जीत हासिल करने के लिए छल का सहारा लेते है...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 36 स्ट्रेटगेम्स , Hindi , छल-कपट , टेक्निट , देंग जियाओपिंग , पीएलए , पीएलएआरएफ , वेइ ची , सुन त्ज़ु , सैन्य आधुनिकीकरण

Space Situational Awareness (SSA): AN Essential Strategic Requirement
December 17 , 2020 Pushpinder Bath
Article Views: 8455
General Usage of space by own forces and its denial to adversary has grown to become essential for modern militaries. Today, space is increasingly being viewed as enabler for conduct of own operations a...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons , Atomic Flux , Collision Avoidance , Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) , Near Earth objects , Space Data Association (SDA) , Space debris

Information War Waged by China against India
December 16 , 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
Article Views: 6705
In May 2020 the Indian media covered news of large scale Chinese intrusion in Ladakh1. This was followed by a series of articles by the mainstream media about how the current government had failed to sa...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese threat spectrum against India , Economic War , IW , Political war

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