In the title ‘Satellites’ published by DESIDOC (Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre) in 1989, V.S Arunachalam, the then scientific advisor to the Defence Minister, called India a “young member of the space club”. Since...
Ever since China has launched its String of Pearls strategy, the Indo-Pacific has been a center of activity. With every nation in the region, trying to vigilantly guard its territories from China's escalating encroachments, maritime operati...
A new kind of extremism is on the rise, which transcends boundaries and thrives upon primitive notions of race and ethnicity. It is a complex network of views that is slowly taking over the world. However, its lethality lies in the fact the...
Business will not be the same in the city as institutions would have to be wary of not toeing the line. This will naturally dissuade investors, especially foreign investors who do not wish to get caught up in the political and legal crossfi...
For any nation, maintaining its national security interests, is one of its top most priorities. In order to do so, nation states have made use of many devices that do not generally fall under the traditional military use. One such device is...
The term ‘bank’ originates from the Italian word ‘banco’ meaning bench. During the renaissance, moneylenders carried out most of their transactions over these benches, and since then they have become symbolic of banks, and other fin...
China has made it clear in its defence white papers and in many public statements by leaders that Tibet, Taiwan, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands and South China Sea are inalienable parts of China and comprise its core areas which means these are non...
During the year 1155, while Emperor Frederick Barbarossa was on a quest to conquer Italy, he chose to imply a remarkably unconventional strategy with regards to warfare. He is said to have dumped human corpses in water wells in an attempt t...
As citizens around the world are advised to stay indoors to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the North Korean government seems to be taking a different approach towards social distancing. The month of March, 2020 saw an alarming...
Kritika Karmakar analyses the reasons for increase in Islamic state sympathisers in Indonesia, and why few major religious organisations are subscribing to the concept of Islamic caliphate. Islamic State sympathisers have been on the rise, ...
