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Shifting Geopolitics in Asia:
India-Japan Relations and the Future of Indo-Pacific Region
December 8, 2017
Exploring the Roots of India's Strategic Culture
October 5, 2017
Op-eds and Articles
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Dangari Killings: Defending injustice a greater crime by D. Padma Kumar Pillay
October 16, 2018 -
India-Europe Defence and Strategic relations: Potentialities abound by Mathew Sinu Simon
October 16, 2018 -
Gas and The Greater Game by P. Stobdan
October 11, 2018
Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees: An Aberration on India’s Humanitarian Legacy
To force all Rohingyas to return on the grounds of “threat to security” is against India’s humanitarian heritage. The government and its agencies are capable of sifting out Rohingya elements who might actually have links to terror organisations from the rest of the group.
Decoding the Expansion Plans of the United States Air Force
How different will the USAF look after the proposed restructuring with 74 additional squadrons? Will there be a trade-off between quality and quantity?
Issues in Defence Costing
It is important to pay greater attention to the system of costing followed by the MoD given that costing errors could result in the sanctioning of an unaffordable procurement programme, contract being awarded at a higher price, cost and time overruns, and default on contractual commitments.
Nepal-China Transit Agreement: An Evaluation
Nepal’s quest for an alternate transit country with a view to reducing its dependence on India succeeded with the finalisation of the text for the Protocol of Transit Transport Agreement with China on September 7, 2018.
CAATSA Sanctions and India
While 11 of the 12 prescribed sanctions will have little or no effect on India-Russia defence relations, the twelfth, unless waived, has the potential to completely derail the India-US Defence and Strategic Partnership.