Col (Dr) D.P.K. Pillay is Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s piece ‘Clear entry, exit norms, hiked retention ratio: How can Agnipath be made more attractive?’ has been published in the Times of India, on 19 June 2022.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Arrival of Portuguese in India and its Role in Shaping Modern India’ has been published in Daxiyanguo No. 27, Portuguese Journal of Asian Studies, Instituto do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘First Engineer to be Army Chief’ has been published in Blitz India, on 09 May 2022.
General Manoj Pande took over as 29th Chief of the Indian Army on May 1, 2022. His appointment made some unusual news because he is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to don the mantle, say Col Pillay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘The Peace Dividend’ has been published in the Open magazine on 29 April 2022.
Political agreements and a firm hand in dealing with insurgencies have normalised the Northeast, making it easier for India to face Chinese threats across an unsettled border, says Col Pillay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Why does former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have ‘half his heart’ in India?’ has been published in Blitz India on 01 April 2022.
Abstract: COVID-19 sent the whole world and economy into a tailspin. This article first explores the brief history of use of biological weapons. Furthermore, it encapsulates the debates surrounding the biological weapon convention in general and COVID-19 in particular. Finally, the article highlights India’s ability to fight back a pandemic and her resilience that was tested in the initial phase of COVID-19 and during the second wave.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col D.P.K. Pillay’s article ‘What India can learn and unlearn from America's rise to power’ has been published in ‘The Economic Times’ on 12 March 2022.
It is time India showed the mirror to the West, and the United States in particular — about both its lack of sensitivity on Indian concerns and the double standards America has applied towards India, says Col Pillay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col D.P.K. Pillay’s article ‘Beginning of the End: Emergence of a New World Order’ has been published in Chanakya Forum on 04 March 2022.
The outcome of the Russia-Ukraine conflict will be that the stability which the world has seen for the better part of last century and the first two decades of this, will not be seen again in the coming decades. The world will no longer be the same. It is the beginning of the end for the powers that dominated for over a century, says Col Pillay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col D.P.K. Pillay’s article ‘The many sieges of Kyiv and twists and turns of history’, has been published in India Today on 03 March 2022.
As Russia continues its aggression against Ukraine, we look at the many sieges of Kyiv and twists and turns of history. What course human history takes will be very interesting to see at the end of this war, if we all survive, says Col Pillay.
Agnipath: Addressing the Manpower Challenges of the Indian Armed Forces
The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges.