Sanjeev Relia writes: The Times of India newspaper recently reported that the Controller of Defence Accounts (officers) website at Pune had been hacked into and sensitive data about Indian Army officers had been stolen. A quick check of the web page shows that the hacker had defaced the website too. This instance highlights India’s poor preparedness poorly in protecting sensitive information against new methods of surveillance and espionage, particularly in the cyber domain.
Islamic State: The Money Behind the Monstrosity
In an Op-Ed article for the newspaper ‘Economic Times’, Dr Adil Rasheed (Senior Research Scholar of the USI) has written how the Islamic State or the ISIS has developed a “hybrid form of funding” that relies on a mafia-inspired business model that feeds on extortion, looting, kidnapping, smuggling and racketeering.
US to Take Punitive Action Against Foreign Cyber Criminals: Will India Get Its Act Together!
The President of USA signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas who engage in destructive attacks or commercial espionage in cyberspace. India too needs to put more teeth to the IT Act in order to deal with cyber crime, writes Sanjeev Relia
Will the Iranian Nuclear Deal Come Through?
As the time is coming closer to wrap up the Iranian Nuclear Deal, both the parties (Iran and US) are developing cold feet. The bargaining power of both nations is […]
Is the Yemen Crisis Pushing West Asia close to a Wider Regional Conflict
The political crisis in Yemen is hurling West Asia precariously close toward a wider regional conflict, which many observers had warned might emanate from the unrest triggered by the so-called […]
New Study Highlights Shortcomings in China’s Military Transformation
A recent study by RAND states that whilst PLA is becoming more professional and more capable with regards to deterring or, if necessary, countering US military intervention in the Asia-Pacific region, this transformation remains incomplete. There are perceived gaps between current PLA capabilities and the demands of winning a local war under informatized conditions and successfully executing the PLA’s other missions.