Sandeep Jain writes: The initiative by Xi Jinping is all about modernisation of PLA with a view to make it a world class fighting force. It also reflects the changing perception about the type of conflicts the PLA is likely to participate in the future.
India Needs to Strengthen Its Cyber Security
Rohit Mehrotra writes: In times to come, the cyber-attacks and espionage in cyber domain is bound to see a northward trend with plethora of means and expertise available to the hackers (both state sponsored and non-state actors).
FUTURE OF IRAQ : NEED FOR THE WORLD TO STEP IN
Sandeep Jain writes: Given the nature of sectarian divide in Iraq, no regime on its own can now find a lasting solution to its travails. The world will have to mediate a solution.
Laser Weapons on Battlefield: Space next?
Sanjay Kumar writes: Even if laser weapons make it into the theatre of war in the 2020s, they’ll only be used to target incoming projectiles or unmanned vehicles for the foreseeable future, as Geneva Conventions restricts the use of directed energy or blinding laser weapons against human beings.
USI CONDUCTS STRATEGIC DECISION GAME EXERCISE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ARMY, NAVY AND AIR HIGHER COMMAND COURSE
A Strategic Decision Game Exercise was conducted by the USI for participants of the Army, Navy and Air Higher Command Courses undergoing the JOCAP at Mhow from 17-18 Feb 2016.
Energy leads to changes in Eastern Mediterranean Alliances
With Israel and Cyprus well underway to becoming gas exporters, the problematic Israeli-Lebanese and Cypriot-Turkish relationships have been further strained.