BEML Disinvestment: What about the other DPSUs and OFs? The BEML model of disinvestment needs to be applied to the rest of the Defence Public Sector Undertakings as well as Ordnance Factories. Laxman Kumar Behera | January 20, 2017 | IDSA Comments
China’s White Paper on Asia Pacific Security Cooperation: An Assessment Through this white paper, China has affirmed its regional ambitions and aims to shape the regional security agenda in the Asia Pacific on its stated terms. Abhay Kumar Singh | January 19, 2017 | Issue Brief
Yersinia pestis, Biological Warfare, and Bioterrorism Preface I teach a graduate seminar course at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey titled “Chemical and Biological Weapons and Arms Control.” Last semester a student asked me,…... Raymond A. Zilinskas | January-June 2017 | CBW Magazine
The Decline of the Cuban Armed Forces While the Cuban armed forces are but a shadow of their former self with unserviceable equipment and massive reductions in personnel strength, the country still retains combat capabilities far in... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | January 18, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Making it Palatable – Managing Food Supply in the Armed Forces With some innovative thinking, on-line arrangements with suppliers, including the Canteen Stores Department, could reduce the cost of storage and distribution and, more importantly, help in maintaining a high satisfaction... Amit Cowshish | January 18, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Destination India for Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017 The 2017 Conference also comes at a time when the existing international discourses on securing cyberspace, whether it be the UNGGE process or the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), seem to... Cherian Samuel | January 16, 2017 | Issue Brief
Egypt’s Stakes in Qatar’s Predicament Egypt understood that to be relevant globally and to re-emerge as a regional leader, it has to re- build its relations with the GCC countries that supported it during the... Lakshmi Priya | January-June 2017 | Africa Trends
Botswana Spruces Air Defence While combat aircraft acquisition for self-defence capability is a long drawn and expensive process, Botswana has moved systematically to enhance its low-cost variation - by improving ground-based air defence system. Kishore Kumar Khera | January-June 2017 | Africa Trends
Asia Africa Growth Corridor: Towards a Shared Philosophy The Asia Africa Growth Corridor provides a transparent and inclusive alternate to the countries of Africa. It builds on the Japanese ethos of working with quality and India’s long and... Ruchita Beri | January-June 2017 | Africa Trends
South Africa’s Naval Revival – Capability Enhancements face Capacity Constraints The SAN in the post-Apartheid era has been completely transformed from a “brown-water” force of missile craft and short-range submarines to one with considerable “blue-water” capability. However, serious allegations of... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | January-June 2017 | Africa Trends
