International Trends and the Evolving Role of the Integrated Financial Adviser in Defence The Indian economy’s development over the past decades has given rise to complex challenges. Policy makers thus needed to make institutional changes in financial management systems. In the system of... Sumati Kumar | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
COP25: Another Lost Opportunity COP25 was expected to give prominence to science, streamline ambitious targets and raise trust among parties. Even after a marathon two-week talks, issues such as creating an international carbon market... Rajeesh Kumar | January 15, 2020 | IDSA Comments
China’s Africa Strategy: Salient Facets and Implications Background G.G. Dwivedi | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
Israel’s Changing Africa Relations Israel’s relations with African countries go back to the late 1950s when it began extending significant support to many African countries undergoing decolonisation. Since then the relations have experienced many... Jatin Kumar | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
James Hamill, Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid James Hamill, in his book ‘Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid” debunks the perception of South Africa as the undisputed leader of Africa and paints South Africa... Aarushi Vikram | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
Rising US-Iran Hostilities: Implications for Africa Tension between the US and Iran escalated after the assassination of Iranian military commander, General Qassim Soleimani by the Trump administration on January 3, 2020. Tehran launched a series of... Nagapushpa Devendra | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
Russia’s Re-Engagements in Africa Africa is a geopolitical arena where many big powers have been engaging either due to their own strategic interests or due to the changing dynamics of geopolitics. Russia is no... Kamala Kumari | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
Soleimani’s Killing Redefines US-Iran Rivalry The situation in Persian Gulf has been on the boil with several tit-for-tat actions raising the chances of a direct confrontation. However, Iran will be cautious in choosing an all-out... Md. Muddassir Quamar | January 13, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Biological Security and Health in the Post-pandemic World: The Infectious Disease Community’s ‘Mushroom Cloud’? The Cold-War During the cold war and for ten years thereafter, the United States of America (USA) and other countries developed physical and medical countermeasures to protect their military forces…... David R. Franz | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
Human Capital for the Department of Military Affairs The creation of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in the Ministry of Defence portends better civil-military cooperation. That India’s civil-military cooperation was in need of structural reform was never... Prakash Menon | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies