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Addressing Indian Dilemmas on the Arms Trade Treaty

May 15, 2012

Among other intertwining issues, what continues to disturb the Indian establishment is the non-inclusion of non-state actors as likely recipients of illicit arms which, in the Indian experience, is crucial and on which the Chairman’s paper remains silent.

India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses

May 14, 2012

India’s intelligence co-ordination and assessment apparatus at the national level and counter-terrorism policies remain mired in the days of innocence.

Indo-Pak Relations: Peace Paroxysms Strike Again

May 14, 2012

Instead of taking leave of its senses every time someone from across the border coos sweet nothings, India needs to set metrics by which to judge Pakistan and then take steps to reciprocate any positive measures from the other side.

India and the US: Squaring the Circle on Iran

May 10, 2012

Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit.

Tasks before Indian Foreign Policy

May 9, 2012

India must back its good foreign policy intentions with adequate power, but power that is embedded in Indian values for it to be legitimate.

Applying Failure Mode, Effects And Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for Ensuring Mission Reliability of Equipment

May 8, 2012

FMECA of equipment is an effective scientific tool to identify the assemblies, sub-assemblies and components that are critical for the satisfactory performance of equipment.

Precision Weapons in Aerial Warfare

May 8, 2012

Precision in aerial warfare, which initially lay in the individual skills of combatants, has shifted to machines through the incorporation of advanced technology.

US Strategic Thinking in an Era of Energy Self Sufficiency

May 8, 2012

With the United States possibly becoming self sufficient in oil and natural gas, a profound change in its strategic thinking is bound to take place.

Intellectual Property Rights in China

May 8, 2012

The crux of the problem in China lies in the lack of efficient enforcement of IP laws because of the disconnect between the law as it exists in theory and as it is practiced.

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