Bangladesh Bank: The Billion Dollar Breach
2016 ,
A breach at Bangladesh Bank has cost the bank USD 81 million, its governor and two of the deputies, not to mention the loss of reputation in being classified as...
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Time to Revitalise and Expand the Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
2016 ,
The Trilateral Maritime Security Co-operation Initiative was launched by India, Sri Lanka and Maldives in October 2011 at Male during the first National Security Adviser (NSA) level meeting on the...
Read MorePokhara Parleys: Efforts to Connect SAARC
2016 ,
Sixteen months after the 18th SAARC summit in Kathmandu in November 2014, there are now visible efforts being made by the member states to give connectivity a chance in the...
Read MoreDefence Budget 2016-17: The Bigger Worry
2016 ,
The presentation of the Union Budget has often been an occasion for the broader strategic community to express its worries about the government’s so-called ‘apathy’ towards national defence. The 2016-17...
Read MoreLashkar-e-Cyber of Hafiz Saeed
2016 ,
Social media has completely transformed the traditional means and ways of media communication. Social media applications such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or WhatsApp are now extensively used by individuals, governments...
Read MoreChina’s Military Reforms: Is All Well With the PLA?
2016 ,
The announcement of military reforms has been touted in the official Chinese media as a major transformational change in the history of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). While the transformation...
Read MoreGilgit Baltistan as Fifth Province: Reconciling with the Status Quo?
2016 ,
A high level committee in Islamabad is cogitating over a proposal to amalgamate Gilgit Baltistan as Pakistan’s fifth province. Previously referred to as Northern Areas, Gilgit Baltistan constitutes a major...
Read MoreDefence Budget 2016-17: A Clear Message to the Armed Forces
2016 ,
At first I thought I had missed it but it soon became clear that the finance minister had in fact chosen not to mention the defence outlay in his long...
Read MoreMetamorphosis of the Defence Budget 2016-17
2016 ,
There was no mention of the allocation being made for defence for the coming fiscal in the finance minister’s budget speech on February 29. It would be pointless to second...
Read MoreThe Escalating South China Sea Dispute – Lessons for India
2016 ,
In recent days, the fight for dominance in the South China Sea has escalated. A few days after a Washington-based think-tank released a report which featured satellite imagery showing further...
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