Defence Budget 2018-19: The Imperative of Controlling Manpower Cost Like in the past several years, the defence budget for 2018-19 also grew marginally, with much of the growth being cornered by rising manpower cost. Laxman Kumar Behera February 02, 2018 Issue Brief
ASEAN-India: Challenges in Economic Partnership Reciprocity and mutual understanding on common concerns will help both ASEAN and India to overcome some of the challenges facing their relationship. Sampa Kundu February 01, 2018 IDSA Comments
Artificial Intelligence in Military Operations: Technology, Ethics and the Indian Perspective After decades of false starts, AI/ Robotics technologies today appear to be at an inflection point, making rapid advancements which are considered significant enough to usher in a new revolution in military affairs R S Panwar January 31, 2018 IDSA Comments
Defence Budget under stress: Can 2018-19 be the catalyst for change? Innovative ways will have to be examined and existing systems, practices and procedures need to be questioned for finding optimum solutions to relieve budget stress. Vinay Kaushal January 29, 2018 Issue Brief
Skripals’, Novichoks and Russia: Toxic Mystery Deepens amid Denial The incident of poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence official, and his daughter on March 4, 2018 in Salisbury, (United Kingdom) allegedly by the Russians has caught… Continue reading Skripals’, Novichoks and Russia: Toxic Mystery Deepens amid Denial Animesh Roul January-June 2018 CBW Magazine
India in Australia Group: What does it mean for India? India became the member of Australia Group (AG) in January 2018. Ironically, the Indian media quoted the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) immediately after getting admitted into the group that… Continue reading India in Australia Group: What does it mean for India? Arvind Kumar January-June 2018 CBW Magazine
Economic Sanctions and Chemical-Biological Weapons To secure foreign and security policy ends, several Western states and international organisations have employed economic sanctions.1 Through the years, sanctions have been imposed to attain a range of objectives—including… Continue reading Economic Sanctions and Chemical-Biological Weapons Rishika Chauhan January-June 2018 CBW Magazine
Agni 5 Tested: What Next? Weapon development programs are successful when technological innovations are matched with national strategic goals. Further development of the Agni-5 should be based on the objectives of adding to the overall combat potential and augmenting deterrence. Kishore Kumar Khera January 25, 2018 IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Dam Despair Pakistan’s determination to build the Diamer Basha Dam (DBD) project with indigenous funding may prove even more difficult than obtaining foreign funding. Priyanka Singh January 23, 2018 IDSA Comments
CWC Fourth Review Conference: Key Areas of Focus A discussion was held at Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the recent Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) coalition meeting and during the eighth open ended working group… Continue reading CWC Fourth Review Conference: Key Areas of Focus Nivedita Das Kundu January-June 2018 CBW Magazine
