Rocket Launchers for Small Satellites The increase in demand for small satellites is not supported by the best launch options. Various existing options have huge limitations. It is believed that ‘proliferation’ of small satellites technology... Ajey Lele , Tushar Shrivastav | February 04, 2016 | Issue Brief
2011 Revolution in Egypt: Five Years Later It will be wrong to conclude that Egypt will remain unfree for too long. Did Napoleon’s accession to power put an end to the French Revolution? K. P. Fabian | February 03, 2016 | Issue Brief
Indonesia’s Terrorism Challenge Notwithstanding the relatively lower death toll, the January 14 attack has caused alarm in the region given that it came as proof of the claim made by the IS in... Sampa Kundu | February 03, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Operation All Out against Bodo Militants: What Next? The Centre needs to focus on setting up mechanisms to ensure rehabilitation of displaced persons and surrendered militants as well as their participation in governance Sushil Kumar Sharma | February 02, 2016 | Issue Brief
Dark Web and Encrypted Apps: ISIS Communicates in the Black As ISIS strives to spread its tentacles in India, it would definitely build up a network of sympathisers and probable recruits, connected digitally with its operatives spread across the globe... Munish Sharma | February 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Galvanising ‘Make in India’ in Defence: The Experts’ Committee Chips In In spite of spending close to Rs 500,000 crore on capital acquisitions between 2002–03 and 2014–15, the Indian Armed Forces continue to suffer from a chronic shortage of equipment and... Amit Cowshish | January 2016 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Afghan Muddle: A Lost Opportunity by Harsh V. Pant The book provides a brief history of Afghanistan from ancient times to year 2014, and brings out the strategic interest of world powers in the country. It highlights that Afghanistan... Y.M. Bammi | January 2016 | Journal of Defence Studies
Geostrategic Imperative of the Indo-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Regional Responses The global economic power shift from the West to East (Asia) and the increasing geostrategic significance of the Indo-Pacific region has resulted in cooperation and competition among the established and... Saroj Bishoyi | January 2016 | Journal of Defence Studies
PrepCom: Setting the Stage for the ‘Eighth’ Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention On April 26, 2016, the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting for the Eighth Review Conference (RevCon) of the Biological Weapons Convention (or BWC) jump-started the Convention’s quinquennial review process which is…... Animesh Roul | January-June 2016 | CBW Magazine
Preparations for the Eighth Review Conference to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Numerous planning documents and policy statements are being generated in the lead-up to the Eighth Review Conference to the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) for which Ambassador György…... John Hart | January - June 2016 | CBW Magazine
