Geopolitical competition between the great powers with or without direct conflict will lead to a situation where productive cooperation among them on critical international issues is likely to prove difficult.

• Rajeesh Kumar |
• April 06, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

External balancing is re-emerging as an element of policy driven by the yawning power asymmetry between India and China and China’s turn towards assertive behaviour and territorial claims.

• S. Kalyanaraman |
• March 28, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

India should carefully understand the evolving foreign policy strategy of China under Xi Jinping, and notably, his worldview, and try to position bilateral relations accordingly.

• Jagannath P. Panda |
• March 27, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

Pakistan’s desperation to keep itself off the list of defaulting countries maintained by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) underlines the increasing effectiveness of the organisation, which has become the spearhead against global efforts combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).

• Vivek Chadha |
• February 26, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

This Issue Brief highlights five major issues and concerns that may merit the SCoD’s attention while examining the latest Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• February 26, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

India can play an essential role in mitigating the risks and maximizing the benefits on account of rapid growth of AI enabled technologies.

• Munish Sharma |
• February 23, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

Affordability, software domination, reduction in mission costs and risk reduction are some of the advantages swarm technology promises in military campaigns.

• Atul Pant |
• February 15, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

Like in the past several years, the defence budget for 2018-19 also grew marginally, with much of the growth being cornered by rising manpower cost.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• February 02, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

Innovative ways will have to be examined and existing systems, practices and procedures need to be questioned for finding optimum solutions to relieve budget stress.

• Vinay Kaushal |
• January 29, 2018 |
• Issue Brief

Doklam brought into perspective the fractured relationship between India and China on the global stage and increased fears of China’s growing unilateralism as it inexorably broadens its interests and sphere of influence, especially in South Asia.

• Shruti Pandalai |
• January 01, 2018 |
• Issue Brief