Conscription is not the answer
2025 ,
Shortage of officers, especially in junior ranks of the Indian Army, has been engaging the attention of policy planners, the public and the media. Armed forces reflect the society from...
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Understanding the Economics of Defence Procurement
2025 ,
“It’s about time that the bureaucrats in the MOD and the military leadership in the Service Headquarters opted not only to do ‘the right things’ but also to do ‘the...
Read MoreBeyond the Arab-Iranian Divide in the Gulf
2025 ,
In an interesting development, the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) invited Iran for the first time last month to attend its summit meeting held in Doha. The GCC was established in...
Read MoreSouth Korea under Lee Myung-bak
2025 ,
The 17th South Korean Presidential elections were concluded on December 19, 2007. The last serving President Roh Moo-hyun could not contest these elections as he had completed two terms in...
Read MoreChinese Cyber War
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In 2007 Chinese hackers gained notoriety in the US after a series of cyber intrusions, including one involving Pentagon systems. Though China denies involvement and the US is reluctant to...
Read MoreLooking Beyond Nuclear Weapons
2025 ,
The year 2008 started with oil prices touching a historic high of US $100 a barrel. This is partly a reflection of the high demand for energy. Today, many countries...
Read MoreIndia’s Border in the Northeast: From Buffer to Bridge
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There has been a qualitative shift in recent years in the way policy makers perceive borders and border areas. Borders are increasingly being seen as facilitators of easy circulation of...
Read MoreUttar Pradesh Emerging as a Terror Hub
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Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a terror hub in the country. The January 1 attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur by four militants belonging to...
Read MorePrivate Sector Participation in Indian Defence Industry
2025 ,
India opened up its defence industry to the private sector in May 2001, in a move to enhance the country’s ‘defence preparedness’. To give further impetus to this policy, the...
Read MoreBenazir’s Death and Pakistan’s Democratic Future
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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007 at an election rally in Rawalpindi raises serious doubts about Pakistan’s peaceful political transition to an era of democratic politics. Eight...
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