Analysis
Fighting Hybrid Wars
When Delhi abrogated Kashmir’s special status in August last year, and we were all at sixes and sevens how best to respond, Modi came to our help with the Citizen’s Act. The ensuing mayhem in […]
India
Analysis
Battle of Yokes: Indo-US vs. Sino-Pak Nexus
Rearrangements of new realities after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in 1979, and the readjustment of post WWII International Order into a multi-polar regionalized and globalized world, has led to the twosome […]
Research Paper
India’s Acquisition of S-400 Air Defence System: Implications For the PAF
S-400 Triumf/Growler for the Indian Air Force The long-range, highly mobile Russian S-400 Triumf Air Defence surface-to-air missile, known as the S-21 Growler in the West is a formidable weapon. Primarily developed for use in […]
Analysis
Marginal increase in India’s 2020 defence budget, is it ample?
Indian Union Budget 2020-21 worth 2.9 Trillion US $ was announced on 1st February 2020. With the economy hitting a six-year low GDP growth, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a budget that focused on raising the purchasing power by […]
Emerging Technologies
Nuclear Weapons in the Age of Cyber Warfare
Cyber warfare in global warfighting has increased its sphere of operations due to the expanded use of computer networks in militaries. While cyber weapons are now being equated with weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), analysing […]
Research Paper
Nuclear Ban Treaty : Can it Unravel The Global Non-Proliferation Regime?
(The article was first published in Journal of Contemporary Studies of the National Defense University. Available at https://ndu.edu.pk/fcs/publications/fcs_journal/JCS_2018_Winter/2.Nuclear-Ban-Treaty.pdf) Abstract The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNWs) was negotiated with the primary purpose of creating […]
Military
The Rafale Factor and Options For The PAF
The setback suffered by the IAF at the hands of its arch-rival the PAF on 27 February 2019, has led to serious introspection by the Indian government about the efficacy of the IAF in dealing […]
Missiles
Failed Agni III Test May Deter India from Revisiting NFU Nuclear Policy
India conducted the first night test of its Agni III surface-to-surface ballistic missile off the coast of the state of Odisha on December 1, 2019. The test, however, ended in failure since the missile tumbled […]
Analysis
Role of Emerging Technologies and Influence of Revolution in Military Affairs in Strategic Stability: Future Possible Scenarios at Global and Regional Level
The first Gulf War marks the genesis of the role of technology in warfare. Prior to that, the concept of Star Wars was developed in tandem with the likes of it, the Revolution in Military […]
Analysis
What’s Forthcoming for Pakistan-USA Relationship?
It was the first day of 2018 and the United States’ President Donald Trump – who had just welcomed the new year with a lavish party in his private club – decided to take on […]