In Favour of Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board As a corporatised entity, the OFB will be in a far better position to respond to the market dynamics and face the competition effectively. Laxman Kumar Behera August 21, 2019 IDSA Comments
Will India Ally with America? India’s decision to ally with America would be contingent upon the degree of convergence between their positions on core issues and the extent of military assistance needed in a two-front war scenario. S. Kalyanaraman August 20, 2019 IDSA Comments
Finally a CDS for the Indian Armed Forces While the scope of responsibility of the CDS is being worked out, it would be instructive to see what changes could be implemented immediately within the current organisational structures through greater jointness, before getting into the gamut of full integration which should be the logical end state. Alok Deb August 19, 2019 IDSA Comments
Indian Navy’s Annual HADR Exercise: A Collaborative Humanitarian Response in IOR The Annual Joint HADR exercises, conducted by Indian Navy, help in proactively preparing participating nations with tools for developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), streamlining interoperability and practicing procedures for collaborative participation when necessary. Roby Thomas August 09, 2019 IDSA Comments
C2D2: An Agile Defence Acquisition Model The agile acquisition or C2D2 model currently under adoption by the US for its F-35 aircraft is likely to become a necessity for acquisitions in future, as disruptive defence technologies will continue to affect military systems across the world. Atul Pant August 06, 2019 IDSA Comments
Libra – A Millennial Global Currency from Facebook Facebook's recent proposal for a stable global cryptocurrency on social media platform has led many to anticipate its positive impact on the global economic system. However, privacy concerns and Libra's planned decentralised approach have raised apprehensions among the regulators around the world. Ronnie Ninan July 29, 2019 IDSA Comments
Kargil and its Impact on India’s National Security With the melting of snow and improvement in weather conditions, the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that separates India and Pakistan has traditionally been a ‘hot’ place in summers, with multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan culminating in frequent artillery duels. Over time, and well before the era of instant news, this perception of the LoC had embedded itself in the collective consciousness of the Indian public. Alok Deb July-September 2019 Journal of Defence Studies
China’s Biological Warfare Programme and the Curious Case of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu In July 2019, a rare event occurred in Canada, whereby a group of Chinese virologists were forcibly dispatched from the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg, a facility they… Continue reading China’s Biological Warfare Programme and the Curious Case of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu Dany Shoham July-December 2019 CBW Magazine
Can Fifteenth Finance Commission Resolve Funding Problems of Defence? Even if the Fifteenth Finance Commission manages to make a specific recommendation about the funds to be allocated for defence and internal security and the government accepts the recommendation, there can be no guarantee that the actual allocation will not fall short of the accepted level. Amit Cowshish July 24, 2019 IDSA Comments
Managing Bio-Disaster: Role of Dentist We live in an era in which billions of people strive to foster interaction, tolerance and understanding about the more destructive forces of war, violence and political chaos that marked… Continue reading Managing Bio-Disaster: Role of Dentist Monis Raza July-December 2019 CBW Magazine
