MH Rajesh writes: Finally after four years, and much dithering US has sold arms to Taiwan. This tranche of 1.3bn US$ includes two Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates of 1970s vintage, surface-to-air and antitank missiles, amphibious assault vehicles and CIWS.
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Dr. Roshan Khanijo's academic qualification includes BSc, MA and PhD. Her topic for the doctoral thesis was "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Developing Countries – A Critical Appraisal" She is the author of a book "Complexities and Challenges of Nuclear India" She was the member of the study team which did the Net Assessment on China and South Asia. She has been a panelist in Panel Discussions on nuclear issues. She presented a paper in the seminar organized by CIISS (China Institute for International and strategic Studies) in Beijing .She also took part in the discussions held by CICIR (China Institute of Contemporary International Relations) in Beijing. She has taken guest lectures for Jindal International University .Currently she is working as a Research Fellow at USI.
Japan-India Nuclear Deal: Strengthening Relations
Dr Roshan Writes: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India has been an eventful visit as far as Civil Nuclear deal is concerned.India has been engaging with Japan for quite some time to crack this issue.
UN General Assembly Approves Russian-Led Resolution Restricting Militarisation Of Space
Sanjay Kumar writes: The United Nations General Assembly on 08 Dec 2015 has approved a Russian-led resolution calling for nations to refrain from being the first to deploy weapons into outer space. Known as the “no first placement” (NFP) initiative, the proposed UN resolution was drafted by Russia in 2014 as an apparent bid to place further restrictions on the militarization of space which is largely prohibited by the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty.
Cyber Domain : Need for International Regulatory Mechanisms
Rohit Mehrotra Writes: Threats in cyber space are headed North at an alarming pace with new and bigger incidents being reported from some or the other part of the globe.
India Cruises a Step Ahead In Its BMD Programme
Roshan Writes: On 22 November, India successfully test fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming missile at an endo –atmospheric altitude.
36th USI National Seminar on “Indo-Pacific Region: Security Dynamics & Challenges”
36th National Seminar on Indo-Pacific Region: Security Dynamics & Challenges” was organised by USI from 19 to 20 November 2015.The seminar was attended by participants from Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, US and India.