ThoughtPapers

Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options

The trick is not to match Chinese capabilities by brawn but by brain.

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : India, China,USA, Defense, Military strategy,

Israel was never born to fit in, but to ‘Stand Out’

A young Indian Jew muses on how she settled down in her fatherland amidst fire

Author : Revital Moses, Marketing & Social Media Coordinator, Mindspace, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Keywords : Israel Conflict, Geo-political Event, Friendship, Sensitivity

Sino Indian Logjam: The Strategic Gains and Implications of Galwan

India's 'Casabianca' moment, when our boys stood on the burning deck to turn tables

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : China, Line of Control, Strategic Hesitancy, Geostrategic fallout

Demystifying Bitcoin Crypto Currency – Implications on Central Bank Digital Currency

Crypto Currency is a digital currency functioning on Block Chain Technology

Author : M G Chandrakanth, Former Director, ISEC, Bengaluru

Keywords : Bitcoin, Crypto currency, Central Bank, Legal Status, Counterfeit, Financial Crisis, National Identity

Ungovernability of Polity

The crux of the matter is that India or any other democratic nation is ungovernable

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Policy making, Governance, Complexity, Transparency, National Interest

The V-Dem Rating of Democracies: As if it Matters

The report had a whole section on India under the title,"Democracy Broken down:India"

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Electoral Autocracy, Freedom, Global Calamity, Election Commission, CAA, CSO funding

Near-space surveillance and beyond

India should put in concentrated efforts in exploring near space and developing tech

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : Space, Defense

The inevitability of India's extant claims on Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir

Insights on India's strategy for reclaiming PoK vis a vis Pakistan and China

Author : Dr. Priyanka Singh, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA, Delhi

Keywords : Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan