The Impact of Indian Initiatives in Africa: Reflections on the Cooperation in the Health Sector Looking forward into the post-COVID era, it can be seen that India and Africa will further come together in collaboration with respect to the development of healthcare infrastructure and the reduction of emerging health issues. Other than providing regular medical checkups and post-covid care to patients, the Indian private sector has extended other initiatives. Health care will continue as an arena for India-Africa cooperation in times to come. Pooja Priya | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Unraveling the String of Coups in Africa The surge in coups threatens democratic processes and political stability in Africa. The root causes triggering the coups need attention. Government and political architecture in the continent have to be enabled and empowered. Political will, reform of organisational response and international support will play a key role in addressing the issue. Sindhu Dinesh | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Biological Weapons: Coronavirus, Weapon of Mass Destruction? by U.C. Jha and K. Ratnabali War, when all else fails. The reasons for war could be ideological or for greater control over finite resources but war invariably has violence at its epicentre. Ethics and wars have rarely been concentric in human history; therefore, wars have seen the employment of all possible means. Victory, as the ultimate aim, has forced warring sides to look at multiple options and biological weapons are one such method. Biological weapons are as old as war itself and their primitive recorded use was centuries ago. Kishore Kumar Khera | January-March 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Al-Ula Summit: Restoring the Unity of the GCC Even as the Al-Ula summit has set a positive tone for the restoration of unity in the GCC, a high level of commitment is required by all parties to bridge the trust deficit. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | January 12, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Demystifying Trade Warfare Historically, navies have been employed for the conduct of trade warfare. However, naval discourse on the subject has ranged from advocacy as prime employment of naval power to relegation as a secondary role that is best avoided. World Wars I and II witnessed wide-ranging application of trade warfare with varying degrees of success. Global seaborne trade has transformed significantly since the great wars, with large merchant fleets servicing an interconnected and globalised trading system. Himadri Bose | January-March 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Asymmetric Competition Ahead for Indian Air Power This article deliberates on some ‘disruptive’ issues that will affect employment, doctrine, force development and the very future of exclusive manned air power. Currently, causing asymmetry on the battlefield is considered a virtue rather than a weaker adversary’s option. Pakistan’s strategy against India and Chinese anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) are examples of cheaper but effective means. Driven by rapid advances in technology and confluence of emerging scientific capabilities, warfighting’s character is changing. Rajesh Isser | January-March 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Role of Internet of Things in Biological Warfare Abstract The weaponisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a new element in twenty-first century warfare where ‘biowarfare’ is no exception. Active research has been taking place on… Continue reading Role of Internet of Things in Biological Warfare Utkarsha Mahajan | January-June 2021 | CBW Magazine
The Perils of Vaccine Nationalism COVID-19 vaccine hoarding by wealthy nations will prolong the pandemic, and result in greater economic and social damage. Rajeesh Kumar | January 04, 2021 | Issue Brief
Imran Khan and Pakistan’s Enduring Political Crisis While Imran Khan’s efforts to build legitimacy around his ‘personality’ as a religious person and a crusader against corruption do not seem to have convinced many people, his government’s inability to bring the much-promised tabdeeli (‘change’) to Pakistan is beginning to hurt him politically. Nazir Ahmad Mir | January 04, 2021 | IDSA Comments
China’s Agricultural and Industrial Policies in 1971* The performance of the agricultural and industrial sectors during 1971 acquires an added significance as 1971 happens to be the first year of China’s ambitious Fourth Five-Year Plan. This Plan visualized new dimensions for the policies in these two basic sectors. This policy has aimed at optimum utilization of all factors of productions increasing the operational efficiency of both peasants and industrial labour through material incentives like private plots Sreedhar | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
