Georgia 2008: Conflict Dynamics in the Cyber Domain The article focuses on the Five-Day War, which took place between Georgia and the Russian Federation in August 2008. This war provides the first example of use of cyber-attacks during a conventional military engagement. Miroslav Mareš , Veronika Netolická May 2020 Strategic Analysis
Deepening Critical Infrastructures in Northeast India: People’s Perspective and Policy Implications Northeast India continues to be an industrially underdeveloped and infrastructurally deficient region. The poor condition of infrastructure in the region demands serious attention. Studies in the region reveal that a people’s perspective of development, i.e., roads, electricity, telecommunications and water, falls rightly within the ambit of critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure is directly linked to economic development, national security, access and availability of educational and health infrastructure. Raile Rocky Ziipao May 2020 Strategic Analysis
Revisiting the Discourse on Strategic Culture: An Assessment of the Conceptual Debates Strategic culture as a concept is generally understood as pertaining to the influence of the cultural dimension in national strategy. The concept rose to prominence due to the inability of the structural realist theory to explain differences in behavioural patterns among nations. However, a diverse array of perspectives has evolved on the concept, spanning four generations of theorization, giving rise to numerous debates. Anand V. May 2020 Strategic Analysis
Ladakh: India’s Gateway to Central Asia Ladakh is one of the largest administrative units in India, in terms of its territory. Due to its contiguity with Xinjiang and Tibet and its close proximity to Central Asia, and enjoying a central position in the network of overland caravan routes that were linked to the Silk Route, Ladakh acted as an important gateway in the Indo-Central Asian exchange of men, materials and ideas through the ages. K. Warikoo May 2020 Strategic Analysis
Draft DPP 2020 – Legacy Issues in Offset Guidelines It would be advisable to review the proposed offset guidelines keeping in view the feedback from the industry, especially the foreign vendors who carry the primary obligation to execute the offset contract, as also the legacy issues. Amit Cowshish April 30, 2020 IDSA Comments
Individual Rights and Collective Good: A Historical Perspective Any dichotomy between the individual rights of the people and the powers of the state has to be dealt with through a nuanced approach. Prakash Menon , Kajari Kamal April 29, 2020 IDSA Comments
COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Africa It is the need of the hour that India and the African countries collaborate to control the outbreak of the pandemic and to mitigate its long-term economic impact. Ruchita Beri April 29, 2020 IDSA Comments
COVID-19: Impact on Left Wing Extremism in India Although initially the Maoists suffered some setbacks due to the lockdown, their indulgence in violent incidents over the past one month indicates that they are exploiting the situation to have an upper hand vis-à-vis security forces. Rajbala Rana , Mathew Sinu Simon April 28, 2020 IDSA Comments
Mosaic Warfare: Redefining Future Battlefield Smaller, smarter, potent and cheaper combat entities — linked and networked – will be at the heart of future warfare. Atul Pant April 27, 2020 Issue Brief
COVID-19 and OPEC+ Deal The prevailing environment has underlined the importance of a balanced market to the oil producers. India has been consistently reiterating the need for oil to be priced responsibly to ensure the stability of the oil market. Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Nihar R. Nayak April 24, 2020 IDSA Comments
