Analysis
The Other Side of the Nuclear Coin
The advent of fission in 1938 – a process in which an atom, bombarded with neutron is split into two or more parts with the release of a large amount of energy – gave the […]
USA
Emerging Technologies
Stability-Instability Paradox
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a contemporary deterrence strategy in nuclear and non-nuclear technologies is an omnipresent interest to the developing world. The extensive use of AI for military and defence purposes is […]
Economy
US-China COVID(RY) and the Samson Option!
The US-China ‘COVID(RY)’ is fuelling a new Cold War as the two global powers are embroiled in an ongoing battle of narratives blaming each other for the current pandemic, while simultaneously reaching out to the […]
Emerging Technologies
The Supplemental Low Yield SLBM Warhead – Strategic Implications
The Supplemental Low Yield SLBM Warhead – Strategic Implications In February 2020 the US fielded a new low yield SLBM Warhead designated as the ‘Supplemental Low Yield SLBM Warhead W 76-2.’ On 24 April 2020 […]
Economy
India – US Defence Deal 2020: The Strategic Dimension
India – US Defence Deal 2020: The Strategic Dimension India – United States Defence Deal signed during President Donald Trump’s visit to New Delhi in February 2020 is yet another milestone in the Indo-US Strategic […]
Emerging Technologies
The Rise and Decline of Tanks in the Battlefield
Tank Wars. Tanks are among few weapon systems which have transformed the pattern of warfare. As the quote goes “necessity is mother of all invention”, tanks were also invented out of necessity in WWI to […]
Military
India-France Military Partnership: Implications for South Asian Stability
International and regional stability is ultimately the product of broader political, economic, and military dynamics among many players, in which political, technological, strategic alliances and decisions perform multiple roles as agents of change for the […]
Missiles
India’s New Nuclear Mindset: Counter Force Targeting.
Nuclear deterrence plays a pivotal role in maintaining peace and stability in South Asia. The main actors in the region are India, Pakistan and China. Since independence, India has been keen to develop nuclear weapons […]
Economy
Prejudice in the time of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has evoked a spectrum of responses from humankind, ranging from display of pure moral and humanistic impulses to instances of crass tribalistic instincts. Overworked and fatigued doctors, nurses and health workers, showing […]
Economy
Pak-Iran Amiable Relations: Need of the Hour
Pak-Iran Amiable Relations: Need of the Hour In foreign relations, it is common for states to switch affinities with friends and antagonists for the sake of national interest. The only solid aspect that cannot be […]