Rashmi.B.R Writes: Fishing hitherto has been the life support for thousands of people in both Indian and Sri Lankan coasts. The Palk Straight between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka has been a space for political confrontation and has remained as one of the many reasons of conflict between India and Sri Lanka.
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The American ‘Left of Launch’ Defense Strategy
Dr. Roshan Writes: One of the reason for developing this can be that the Americans are contemplating developing ‘Full Spectrum Response’, which is going to include a full new approach to the BMD’ specially incorporating ‘Left of Launch’ and non-kinetic warfare as they will be more cost-effective.
Taliban Announces Operation Omari
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: The initials signs mean that there could be more kidnappings and targeted killings of enemy forces rather than large scale attacks by the Taliban.
Japan’s Foray into Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft
Grp Capt Sharad Tiwari (Retd) writes: While the technological prowess of Japan remains undisputed, it is the cost which remains prohibitively high.
Strength in Weakness: The Syrian Army’s Accidental Resilience
A report by Carnegie Middle East Centre says that Syrian Army is weak but resilient and that it has sustained itself by corruption. Maj Gen RPS Bhadauria writes that there are many other underlying and stronger reasons which too have contributed to the survival of the regime.
China’s Double Standards on Terrorism
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: China itself has a dual policy on terrorism even though it has been blaming the US and other Western countries of doublespeak on terrorism.