Sandeep Jain Writes:Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has recently caught the World’s attention. Though the mechanism is not new, its origins can be traced to a little-known four-party free trade agreement concluded in 2005 by New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei.
MODERNISATION OF PLA (PEOPLES LIBRATION ARMY) : IMPLICATIONS FOR PARTY
Sandeep Jain Writes: “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” and “The Party must control the gun” have defined the Party-PLA relations in China.
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.
ARTICLE 370 : A PARADOX
Sandeep Jain Writes: Militancy in J&K and violence has come down over the preceding decade. While cross border infiltration continues, it is no more at the same levels as it was in early nineties. This is due to many factors- larger presence of security forces both on LC and hinterland and the AIOS (Anti-Infiltration Obstacle System) being the main ones amongst them.
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.