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
Perception Management in Asymmetric Warfare: Lessons for Democratic Practitioners from Ukraine (2014–16) and Gaza (2014) The perception management component of information warfare has long been recognised as an important tool of warfare, appearing in military doctrines worldwide. The challenges and opportunities of its practice in... Alex Waterman | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
‘Nerve Agents’: Potent Chemical Weapon for War, Terrorism and Assassinations! Since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed two distinct chemical weapon events involving the use of the lethal nerve agents. In February, a North Korean national, Kim Jong…... Animesh Roul | January-June 2017 | CBW Magazine
Decommissioned Military Hardware – A Potential Diplomatic Asset for India Decommissioned Military Hardware can be gainfully be used as “gifts” in order to forge greater ties with recipient countries and potentially, make way for possible purchases of military hardware from... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | January 10, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Indian Defence Budget: Challenging Times The past decade, and in particular the Twelfth Plan period, have been challenging times for the Indian defence budget. Strategic foresight demands that India’s military strength and capabilities relate to... Vinay Kaushal | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal While the December 2016 White Paper sheds enough light on China’s growing ambitions in the space sector, it at the same time only reveals what China wants the rest of... Ajey Lele | January 06, 2017 | Issue Brief
Security Council Resolution 2322: Will it Strengthen Multilateral cooperation in Counter-terrorism? The Security Council resolution on international judicial cooperation, adopted in December 2016, is a significant development in countering the scourge of terrorism. Rajeesh Kumar | January 06, 2017 | IDSA Comments
