Ukraine and the Community-isation of War Effort The Ukraine War demonstrates that future wars between unmatched military rivals might not just require a ‘whole of government’ approach, but perhaps a ‘whole of people’s’ approach to achieve favourable outcomes in conflict. Harinder Singh April 17, 2023 IDSA Comments
India–Egypt Defence Cooperation: Continuity and Reset India–Egypt relations are gaining momentum once again. Back-to-back high-level exchange of bilateral visits in the past few months have set the tone for India and Egypt to strengthen their ties. India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Egypt in September 2022 and India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar visited it in October 2022. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day in January 2023. Niranjan Marjani April-June 2023 Journal of Defence Studies
Reality, Lies, and Automation: How AI-Powered text generation models could cause chaos? In the past few years, the emergence of social media as a robust platform has ushered in a new era of social interaction, communication, community building, and sadly, fomenting conflicts through disinformation and propaganda. Social media has opened new, easily accessible avenues for disseminating falsehood, sowing division and promoting real-world (offline) damage through violence, harassment and exploitation. Using disinformation to win wars is not something new. Sunil Tyagi April-June 2023 Journal of Defence Studies
Terrorism Trends: 2023 and Beyond New and emerging technologies are increasingly being used for fulfilling terrorist motives. Nikhil Guvvadi April 13, 2023 Issue Brief
India and Asian Observers: Need for Coordination in the Arctic Council India, in concert with the other four Asian Observers, could use the current state of flux to seek a more inclusive and equitable Arctic Council. Anurag Bisen April 13, 2023 Issue Brief
बहुपक्षवाद के नए संदर्भों में भारत की ‘सॉफ्ट पावर’ कूटनीति ‘सबका साथ’ के मंत्र को स्थापित कर रहा है भारत में G-20 का आयोजन Om Prakash Das April 13, 2023 IDSA Comments
Critical Analysis of the Chinese Private Space Sector: The Past, Present and Future This article presents a comprehensive review of China’s emerging private space industry, including an analysis of government policies, investments and international relations. China’s private space industry has grown significantly since 1988, with over 60 startups emerging by 2022, thanks to the strong support from the government and military civil fusion. Arpan Chakravarty April-June 2023 Journal of Defence Studies
India–Malaysia Defence Relations: Issues and Challenges This article aims to analyse the bilateral defence relations between India and Malaysia in the context of ongoing geo-political and strategic issues confronting the Indo-Pacific region. Writings on defence partnerships between India and Malaysia are very few and when seen in the context of India’s new ‘Act East Policy’, this article attains significance. The article analyses these relations in a descriptive and analytical manner by first looking into the historical relations and thereafter by highlighting, in brief, the developments during the Cold War era. M. Venkataraman April-June 2023 Journal of Defence Studies
Turkey Earthquake 2023: Reducing Risks in the Indian Context India can reduce disaster risks by studying the experiences and best practices implemented by other disaster-prone countries. Ravinder Singh April 12, 2023 IDSA Comments
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Machine Teaming The battlefields of the future will be dynamic, chaotic, unpredictable, and uncertain. In such interlinked battlefields in multiple theatres and domains, commanders and staff would be sifting through multitude of data for information, decision, and feedback. In such a time-constrained operational environment obscured by Clausewitzian fog of war, effective and unbiased decision-making by leaders and cohesive, cogent actions by teams of humans and machines/systems will be enablers for succinct victory. G. Praveen April-June 2023 Journal of Defence Studies