Union Budget 2016-17: Deciphering the Defence Budget
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It probably is the first time that there was no mention of ‘Defence’ in the Finance Minister’s February 29 budget speech. To make the task of the strategic community tougher,...
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Nurturing Capital Acquisitions
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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is the highest forum in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which, among other things, accords Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals estimated to...
Read MoreTime to Expose Youth to National Security
2016 ,
November 13 was a black Friday, with Daesh terrorists killing 129 innocent people and injuring more than 350 in Paris. They struck at different points in the city in near...
Read MoreOli must set agenda for the future of Indo-Nepal relations
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After facing the most tumultuous period in Nepal-India relations due to the Madhesh andolan that lasted for 135 days, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is set to make his maiden...
Read MoreNorth Korea: Launching a Satellite to Demonstrate ICBM Capability
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North Korea undertook a nuclear test on January 6, 2016 and followed it up with a satellite launch on February 7, 2016. While it claimed the January 6 test as...
Read MoreChasing a mirage in Munich?
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The Syrian imbroglio topped the agenda at the annual Munich Security Conference held from 12 to 14 February. The report prepared for the conference, attended by powers, major and minor,...
Read MoreSyria’s Unending Tragedy
2016 ,
We know that the Egyptians spoke out demanding the fall of President Hosni Mubarak on 25 January 2011. We know that the attempt at self-immolation by the street vendor Tareq...
Read MoreIndonesia’s Terrorism Challenge
2016 ,
Terrorism in Indonesia dominated headlines when pro-Da’es/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/IS) militants carried out coordinated attacks in central Jakarta on January 14, 2016. The targets included a popular...
Read MoreDark Web and Encrypted Apps: ISIS Communicates in the Black
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Seven coordinated terror attacks startled Paris in November 2015. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which left 130 people dead and a few questions unanswered. The entire planning and execution...
Read MoreThe North Korean Nuclear Test: Quest for Deterrence
2016 ,
The January 6, 2016 ‘thermonuclear’ test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the fourth in the series of nuclear tests beginning in 2006 in that reclusive country’s...
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