Bioterrorism and Combating Strategies-Select Readings, Editor: Anila V Menon, Amicus Book, the Icfai University Press (2007) The book “Bioterrorism and Combating Strategies-Select Readings is an edited volume by Anila V Menon. As the very title suggests, this book basically deals with various aspects of bioterrorism and… Continue reading Bioterrorism and Combating Strategies-Select Readings, Editor: Anila V Menon, Amicus Book, the Icfai University Press (2007) Pranamita Baruah | | CBW Magazine
Need and Desirability for Establishment of a CDS System in India There is no doubt that India requires a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) system for its higher defence management. Those who argue otherwise should revisit the Indian experience and realize that the worlds over militaries are getting to understand the inevitable necessity in today’s environment of having a CDS-like system. K.K. Nayyar | August 2007 | Journal of Defence Studies
Syrian Civil War and the Chemical Weapons Use US President Barack Obama’s April 30, 2013 statement that the US would “…take military action against Syria if hard, effective evidence is found of use of chemical weapons and if… Continue reading Syrian Civil War and the Chemical Weapons Use Swati Bute | January-June 2013 | CBW Magazine
CBR Security: India’s Threats and Vulnerabilities Royal United Service Institute (RUSI; London) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF; New Delhi) recently completed a study titled “Chemical, Biological and Radiological Materials: An Analysis of Security Risks and Terrorist… Continue reading CBR Security: India’s Threats and Vulnerabilities Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | January-June 2012 | CBW Magazine
Jointmanship And Attitudinal Issues Most leaders are professedly staunch proponents of the concept of jointmanship. They acknowledge the criticality of jointmanship to national security. In other words, jointmanship has no opponents. Yet, the reality on ground is diametrically opposite. Every step towards jointmanship is fought fiercely by many. This dichotomy, though perplexing, has been entirely due to incompatible attitudes. Attitude is an attribute of human behaviour and defies cogent reasoning. Mrinal Suman | August 2007 | Journal of Defence Studies
Jointmanship in the Defence Forces : The Way Ahead The experience of our Armed Forces during various conflicts has not been a happy one in terms of jointmanship. Each Service has viewed war fighting from its own perspective thus lacking a holistic approach to problems of defence and security. The Kargil crisis of 1999 provided the required political consensus to initiate the desired restructuring of the higher defence organisation and raising of joint structures. B. S. Sachar | August 2007 | Journal of Defence Studies
Chemical Weapons Profile of Angola The year 2012 signifies the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an international agreement that prohibits all activities related to development, production, stockpiling… Continue reading Chemical Weapons Profile of Angola Babjee Pothuraju | July-December 2012 | CBW Magazine
Global Health Security for Collaborative Countering of Bio-threat Agents and Infectious Diseases Biological weapons are termed as “Poor man’s nuclear bomb” as they require less sophistication when compared to that of nuclear weapons making it easier and cheaper to produce and use.… Continue reading Global Health Security for Collaborative Countering of Bio-threat Agents and Infectious Diseases Y. Ashok Babu | July-December 2012 | CBW Magazine
The Army that can Deliver Bangladesh's Chief of Staff General Mooen U Ahmed's visit to India scheduled in the fourth week of August now stands postponed in wake of the severe floods sweeping across the country. This visit by the army chief was keenly awaited in India and is particularly significant in the light of the political developments that have taken place in Bangladesh ever since the Khaleda Zia-led BNP coalition government demitted office in October 2006. Sreeradha Datta | August 08, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Challenge Inspection Regime of the CWC: Salient Features* Introduction The Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 (CWC) entrered into force (EIF) in April 1997 and presently has 190 members covering nearly 98% of the world population. The Organisation for Prohibition… Continue reading Challenge Inspection Regime of the CWC: Salient Features* H.R. Naidu Gade | July-December 2013 | CBW Magazine
