Concerns About Proposed US Rules on Cybersecurity Products While the Wassenaar Arrangement has instant recall in nuclear circles, it has only recently become a source of turmoil in cybersecurity, after the US Bureau of Industry and Security published rules that are applicable to cyber technologies. Cherian Samuel July 20, 2015 IDSA Comments
Chemicals, Controls and Cyber Introduction In October 2008, a series of explosions at the aniline plant of Jilin Petrochemicals in Northeast China killed five workers and injured about seventy. Aniline, a toxic organic compound… Continue reading Chemicals, Controls and Cyber Munish Sharma July-December 2015 CBW Magazine
Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre Some big questions following the aftermath of Paris massacre are two-fold. Firstly, whether the so called Islamic State (IS) would now look to acquire capability to develop or use strategic… Continue reading Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre Animesh Roul July-December 2015 CBW Magazine
India and the Satellite Launch Market While India has a reliable vehicle for launching less than 2 tonne satellites into LEO, it lacks the necessary infrastructure to obtain larger commercial benefits from this capability. Ajey Lele July 16, 2015 IDSA Comments
Battle of Haji Pir: The Army’s Glory in 1965 In 1965, Pakistan attempted infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), with Operation Gibralter, followed by a planned capture of Akhnoor Bridge under Operation Grand Slam. While Operation Gibraltar was bold from the point of view of multi-directional infiltration, it was largely based on the utopian dream of President Ayub Khan and Foreign Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, ignoring the ground realities that J&K’s population would not support it. P.C. Katoch July 2015 Journal of Defence Studies
Recounting 1965: War, Diplomacy and Great Games in the Subcontinent ‘Stalemate’, ‘futile’, ‘forgotten’—the descriptions of the 1965 War between India and Pakistan often do injustice to its profound Impact on the history of the Indian subcontinent. It was a war that altered the fates of India and Pakistan both politically and militarily, and officially began the new great game for Asia. For India, it was a test of leadership post Nehru and banishing the demons of 1962. For Pakistan, it was about Kashmir and testing India, playing roulette with the superpowers, and sealing its friendship with China. Shruti Pandalai July 2015 Journal of Defence Studies
Deployment of Central Forces in the North East: Need for a Realistic Security Audit The security audit should be done in a realistic frame and may include some interlocutors and officers of the C&AG`s department given their understanding of the functioning of the state government machinery at various tiers as well as their independence of approach. Gautam Sen July 15, 2015 IDSA Comments
INDIA, AFRICA and UN Security Council Reform At the very least, the decision on text-based negotiations has brought some more legitimacy to the process of reform. However, there is no guarantee yet that Security Council reform is any closer or any less complicated. Arpita Anant July-September 2015 Africa Trends
Indian Army in the East African Campaign in World War I During the Great War, seven Indian Expeditionary Forces (IEF) from 'A' to 'G' were employed of which IEF 'B' and IEF 'C' are of interest. In the four year period from 1914 to 1918 nearly 50,000 Indian troops passed through East Africa. At any one time in-theatre there were about 15,000 troops. P. K. Gautam July-September 2015 Africa Trends
UN-AU Cooperation in Peace and Security: Convergence and Divergence The emergence of the AU as a player in maintenance of peace and security should not mean prioritising regionalism over the true spirit of internationalism that the UN ought to represent. This may need a reform or two on both sides. Saurabh Mishra July-September 2015 Africa Trends
