End of Al Majid ‘Chemical’ Ali International focus was repositioned back to Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid was sentenced and eventually hanged to death in Baghdad on January 25, 2010. Commonly known as…... Priyanka Singh | January-March 2010 | CBW Magazine
What Would Make the Multi-National Anti-Piracy Efforts Off Somalia More Effective? The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously on 30 November 2009 to extend for another 12 months a mandate for member countries to conduct anti-piracy operations off the coast... Ashok Sawhney | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Looking Ahead If India indeed considers itself to be a rising power, it cannot remain a passive in the face of instability all around it. Ramesh Phadke | January 12, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Arms Acquisition Competitiveness: Relevant International Experiences Even though the Indian government has begun to encourage participation of private sector in defence systems production, it is not technologically competitive in the global market. The Chinese are giving... Ravinder Pal Singh | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Threats Emanating From Weapons of Mass Destruction Introduction The safety and security of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), commonly, characterized as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the current international security environment has become a dominant…... Arvind Kumar | January-March 2010 | CBW Magazine
Soldier in War – Positive Perspective A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as... K C Dixit | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Turbulence Rocks Islamic Republic Although Iran’s regime is under no immediate danger of being toppled, it however faces a growing number of internal and external threats which will necessitate prudent redressing. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Vote of Thanks at the National Seminar on Defence Acquisition Today, we are facing a serious challenge in trying to cope up with a rising China and in that effort we have very many disadvantages. The Chinese have a developed... K. Subrahmanyam | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Complex Project Management: An Appropriate Monitoring/Evaluation / Course Correction Methodology Avoid persecution of the responsible parties if there are overruns, otherwise in future the managers will be reluctant to give any information for fear that it will be held against... Anuradha Mitra | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Challenges of Capability definition and Cost Efficient QR Formulation Services need to be very clear about their future requirements for the next 10 to 15 years based on an in depth analysis of the emerging threats and evolving technologies.... R. K. Dhir | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
