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| Asian Security Dynamics |
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ATT implementation remains questionable
Rahul Prakash
06 April 2013 |
| The ATT has finally been adopted. But it remains to be seen if the treaty could really be implemented as major players like China, India, Russia have not favoured it. Even the US could find it difficult to ratify ATT back home despite voting in its favour. |
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Is there an endgame in Afghanistan?
Vikram Sood
21 March 2013 |
| The problem for the US in assuring an orderly withdrawal and to decide on how much force to leave behind is the utter lack of trust between Afghanistan, Pakistan and itself. It is difficult to accurately anticipate how the situation will evolve in 2015 after the Americans go home, but whatever it is, it will not be a simple uncomplicated situation and may not be all that warm and friendly for Pakistan. |
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| Space Security |
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Asteroids, meteors and planetary defence
Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
18 February 2013 |
| Prior to the meteor hit in Russia and Asteroid 2012 DA 14’s close miss, the Indian public and its policy makers likely could just not comprehend such a distant, seemingly un-real threat. Perhaps now, this will not be the case. |
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Will China conduct another ASAT Test?
Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
15 January 2013 |
| Along with space arms race, the China-Russia emphasis has been on placement of weapons in outer space. But the bigger challenge today is ground-based weapons that can target assets in outer space, which has heightened the fears about weaponisation of outer space. |
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| Indian Defence |
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Defence expenditure: Going beyond the Budget
Lt-Gen Nirbhay Sharma (retd)
20 March 2013 |
| Defence needs to be viewed as an integral part of national planning so as to comprehensively quantify the overall requirement to meet our legitimate security needs and strategic aspirations. |
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No solace in this quantum of accountability
Samir Saran and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra
26 February 2013 |
| Deploying the "national security" argument against reform in the intelligence agencies is a fig leaf for defending cronyism, incompetence, inefficiency, and corruption. A proper regulatory mechanism can only strengthen national security, not weaken it. It is time to bring in facts and lessons from global best practices to this debate. |
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| Procurement & Self Reliance |
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Why India’s defence procurement is problematic?
Deba R Mohanty
10 April 2012 |
| A country that spends 15 per cent of its Central expenditure on national defence (armed forces and DRDO) and 23 per cent on national security (armed forces and all other security forces like para-military, police) must explain to its citizens as to whether its spending on security is justifiably utilised or not. |
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From MIC to NSIC
Deba Ranjan Mohanty
11 October 2011 |
| Nomenclature notwithstanding, the evolution of an Indian National Security Industrial Complex (NSIC) must be watched with interest and caution. |
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| Non-Traditional Security |
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Moves to enhance response to CBR attacks
Astik Sinha
27 December 2011 |
| The recent Indian government’s decision to equip 800 police stations in 80 cities with radiation monitors is a clear indication of how serious the threats posed by chemical, biological and radioactive (CBR) weapons is being taken. |
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Winning the aerospace tech battle
Deba R Mohanty
29 August 2011 |
| India had recently decided to partner Russia in a joint project known as Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). A project like this is a rarity, like Brahmos, that India can ill afford to lose. Prudence would demand employment of a realist strategy of engagement by India in convincing the Russians to expand the scope of involvement. |
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| Events |
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| Energy/Coal/Power |
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| India's Dash for Cheap Gas |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Lydia Powell |
| India's dash for cheap gas from the Atlantic Basin began in 2011 when GAIL, Petronet and other companies rushed to sign long term LNG supply pacts with producers in the USA. First GAIL signed a 20 year contract to buy 3.5 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Energy beginning in 2017. |
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| Royalty Linked Compensation: End of Doctored Accounts? |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Ashish Gupta |
| The recent suggestion from a panel headed by Mr. Kalyan Banerjee, a Lok Sabha Member from Trinamool Congress that in coal and lignite mining, the compensation for displaced people must be linked with the royalty paid by miners during the fiscal year instead of 26% of the net profits that has been suggested earlier. |
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| International |
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Li's India visit may be a memorable one
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| 17 May 2013 |
| T.V. Rajeswar |
| China's Blue Book sees the US as a pivot to Asia and strengthening of alliances in the region is viewed by the Chinese analyst as being directed to contain China. |
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| National |
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| TV media as the new mom and dad |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Maansi Parpiani |
| It was not a big surprise that the Bill that came into force as the 'The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013' on April 3 retained the age of consent at 18, taking away from the teenagers the right to make their sexual choices; |
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| Security |
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| North Korean imbroglio: Who can do what? |
16 April 2013
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| Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |
| While on the surface, both the US (and South Korea and Japan) and China appear to have the goal of seeing a stable Korean Peninsula, there appear to be serious differences about what regional stability means. |
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| ATT implementation remains questionable |
06 April 2013
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| Rahul Prakash |
| The ATT has finally been adopted. But it remains to be seen if the treaty could really be implemented as major players like China, India, Russia have not favoured it. |
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| Pakistan |
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| Sino-Pak alliance: Naval and nuclear cooperation |
18 May 2013
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| C. Raja Mohan |
| The unrealistic expectations in India from Li Keqiang's visit to Delhi and Mumbai next week are likely to be tempered when weighed against the Chinese premier's agenda in Pakistan. |
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| Sharif must strike against ISI fast and hard |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Manoj Joshi |
| The one thing Nawaz Sharief should do on day one is to issue an order placing the ISI under civilian leadership. This will de-fang the Army of the most potent instrument it uses to distort Pakistani democracy. |
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