Narender writes, a top secret letter of the former Chief of the Army Staff leaked to the press highlights the hollowness and residual military capabilities that are getting eroded by every year without being resuscitated.
Data Protection and Privacy
Subhasish Writes: With the exponential proliferation of digital data, its protection and the resultant privacy issues have posed technical, administrative and legal challenges.
Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) On Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS)
Subhasish writes, the definition for LAWS has not been agreed upon but it is generally understood as weapon systems that, once deployed, can select and engage targets without any human intervention.
Belt And Road Initiative: Casting The Net Wider
Anurag writes, A Chess Tournament called “Belt and Road 2017” is about to conclude. A school team tournament called the First Chongqing Belt and Road Chess International was played in the month of September 2017. The Belt and Road Haikou Youth Football Tournament was played out in November. China is clearly investing in soft power and also extending the scope of its Belt and Road initiative to sports and cultural realms, particularly involving the youth. A firm resolve to execute President Xi Jinping’s ideology is also evident
Playing Taiwan Card Dangerous for New Delhi
Narender writes, India as a sovereign nation is entitled to enter into a bilateral economic activity with another nation. India should not be taking sanction from China with whom it should have economic, political, diplomatic and military cooperation on the principle of equality and mutual interest.
US General Says He Would Resist ‘Illegal’ Trump Nuclear Strike Order
While addressing international security forum in Nova Scotia, Canada, the top US nuclear commander General John Hyten said that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons.