BIOWEAPONS : Do Not Underestimate The Potential Of Biological Weapons
Dr. Ketan Desai
By now, everyone now knows what weapons of mass destruction are. They fall into three categories – nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons....
Medical Disaster : Coronavirus May Be Worse Than a Natural Disaster
The world has encountered a deadly virus called 'Coronavirus'. The epicentre of Coronavirus was Wuhan city in China. On Jan. 30, WHO proposed calling...
Medical Disaster : Could the Coronavirus Have Leaked From a Chinese Lab?
The idea of the coronavirus as an escaped weapon has been carried through international news outlets like the British tabloid The Daily Mail and...
Gender Issues : Permanent Commission For Women Cleared
In a landmark judgment on 17February 2020, the Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi directed that women officers of...
North-East : Bodoland Territorial Region Accord Signed
On 27 January 2020, the Union government succeeded in bringing a closure to the militancy in the North east spanning over three decades. The...
Air Defence : CDS Tasked With Creating a Joint Air Defence Structure
Within days of taking over as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat sought a detailed proposal from the three...
North-East : Mass Surrender of Militants in Assam
In one of the largest surrender of militants in Assam, a total of 644 cadres of eight insurgent groups formally laid down arms on...
Information Warfare : Curbs on Big Tech Necessary
Shaping the narratives, supporting protests, influencing the elections, promoting Jihadist ideas, producing 'lone wolf' attackers and enabling non-state actors to achieve their goals –...
Military Intelligence : Great Potential in Big Data-Based Intelligence Gathering
In today's environment, information can be obtained by a variety of means. One of the means is machine data, which is generated by various...
Changes at the top : The Role of the CDS
The appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will address the fragmented approach of the armed forces and bring about much-needed synergy. The...
