PLA’s Influence in Foreign Policy Making in China and Implications for India Given the growing international dimensions of the three areas assigned to the PLA in the White Paper, especially the increasing linkage between the country’s national security needs and foreign policy goals, the leadership in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has rightly entrusted the country’s defence establishment with the task of conducting its own ‘diplomacy’ under a ‘new security concept’. DS Rajan | July 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Indian Navy Chief’s Visit and Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation Given the legacy of defence cooperation and ongoing projects, Russia will remain for the foreseeable future India’s major defence partner. Amit Kumar | July 29, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Why Replace the Assam Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar Border? Replacing the Assam Rifles with the BSF along the Indo-Myanmar will be a sub-optimal option to ensure security in the Northeast region. Shivananda H | July 29, 2011 | IDSA Comments
An Indian Anti-Nuclear Movement? An anti-nuclear movement in India would remain largely a marginal movement with sporadic spurts depending on the issue at hand, the site in question and the political parties involved. Jayita Sarkar | July 28, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Chemical Weapons in Sri Lanka During the Eelam Wars in Sri Lanka, there was considerable concern about the use of chemical weapons. Allegedly, both the LTTE and Sri Lankan army had possessed such weapons. However,… Continue reading Chemical Weapons in Sri Lanka Gulbin Sultana | July-December 2011 | CBW Magazine
Biological agents: Uncontrolled entry of exotic pathogens a major dent for Indian economy and security The history of use of biological agents (BW) date backs to 595BC, where extracts of toxic plants hellebore was used to poison the water supply of town Delphi during first… Continue reading Biological agents: Uncontrolled entry of exotic pathogens a major dent for Indian economy and security Y. Ashok Babu | July-December 2011 | CBW Magazine
An Overview of the Advances Made in Biotechnology and Related BTWC Concerns This paper is a collation of information available from literature in public domain. Introduction The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) entails prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling and… Continue reading An Overview of the Advances Made in Biotechnology and Related BTWC Concerns B. M. Gandhi | July-December 2011 | CBW Magazine
Why Mumbai? Why Now? The desire for visibility incentivises groups like the Indian Mujahideen to engage in ‘costly-signalling’ through terror strikes. Namrata Goswami | July 27, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Weapons of War: State Actors and Chemical Weapon through the Years Like the other weapons of mass destruction, Chemical warfare agents (Chemical weapons-CW) have all the appalling elements which represent a serious danger to the living beings at large. Countries like… Continue reading Weapons of War: State Actors and Chemical Weapon through the Years Animesh Roul | July-December 2011 | CBW Magazine
The Norwegian Attacks and the Prevalence of the “Sneaking Regarder” Terrorists are often wealthy, well-employed, and middle class and those who support terrorist causes are often also of a higher income bracket. Ellie B. Hearne | July 25, 2011 | IDSA Comments
