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Virtual reality and its military utility
Virtual reality (VR) is rapidly emerging as a new area of multidisciplinary research. During the last couple of years, its scope has increased beyond academic research, and industry is found making significant investments in this field both for the research as well as for the manufacture of the development of various VR-based products. Various industrial sectors such as information technology, biomedical engineering, structural designing and training aids technology sector are investing into this technology. Military industry which always remains into lookout for new ideas is slowly emerging as one of the major investors into VR. This essay presents an assessment about the relevance of VR for the militaries.
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Autonomy in Satellite Navigation Systems: The Indian Programme
[...]the Parus is sometimes referred to as the 'Tsikada Military' or 'Tsikada-M'. Recently, the Indian Prime Minister has suggested that India could make this 'product' available to other South Asian countries which have teamed up as a grouping for political and economic collaboration under the rubric of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). [...]China is providing complete access to their Compass (BeiDou-2) to the Pakistan military, probably as a part of their military collaboration.
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India and the Artemis Accords: Need to Tread Cautiously
The Artemis Accords refer to a non-binding multilateral arrangement on use of space led by the US and signed onto by several governments. These accords have established a framework of principles, guidelines, and best practices to ensure peaceful space exploration in a transparent manner. India signed the Artemis Accords in June 2023. India becoming a part of these accords is viewed as an important step towards expanding the Indo-US strategic partnership further. However, these accords are in conflict with the concept of Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM). The final aim of the Artemis Programme is to facilitate the outreach of humans to the Moon and Mars. Some provisions in these accords are at variance with the existing norms building process in the space domain. This article identifies the limitations of these accords and argues that as a signatory nation, India needs to remain watchful and ensure that its strategic and commercial interests are well protected.
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NUCLEAR MYANMAR DORMANCY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED
For more than half-a-century, Myanmar has lived under an authoritarian rule. Of late, however, the state has been undergoing major political transition. As Myanmar is witnessing, transition from authoritarian regime towards a democratic system is not easy to achieve. Therefore, it is important for policy makers in Myanmar to not be satisfied with mere procedural democracy but to attempt to transform to a substantive and inclusive democracy. The challenges are far too many in that regard: addressing the military mindset; catering for socio-economic challenges; resolving communal violence; managing the flight for greater control over natural resources by various ethnic groups; and effectively dealing with overall security challenges. Nevertheless, it is important to analyse the relevance of nuclear weapons programme, if any, in Myanmar's strategic calculations under the changed political circumstances too. This paper discusses the nuclear issue in the context of Myanmar.
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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TERRORISM AND SOUTH ASIA
South Asian region is witnessing a decade long ongoing war with a major presence of external powers. This is the region where one fifth of nuclear weapon states in the world reside and some of the most dreaded terrorist organizations operate. The region is perceived to be looming in the show of possible usage of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). This article debates on the issues of WMDs and the political environment that have led to their development. It further analyses the likely potential of usage of such weapons either by the state (most likely a covert usage) or high profile non-state groups within the region and possible future trends.
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India and the Artemis Accords: Need to Tread Cautiou
The Artemis Accords refer to a non-binding multilateral arrangement on use of space led by the US and signed onto by several governments. These accords have established a framework of principles, guidelines, and best practices to ensure peaceful space exploration in a transparent manner. India signed the Artemis Accords in June 2023. India becoming a part of these accords is viewed as an important step towards expanding the Indo-US strategic partnership further. However, these accords are in conflict with the concept of Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM). The final aim of the Artemis Programme is to facilitate the outreach of humans to the Moon and Mars. Some provisions in these accords are at variance with the existing norms building process in the space domain. This article identifies the limitations of these accords and argues that as a signatory nation, India needs to remain watchful and ensure that its strategic and commercial interests are well protected.
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Managing India’s Strategic Resources and Reserves
The aim of this book is to discuss defence diplomacy, national security strategies, and management of strategic resources and reserves. States have various instruments at their disposal, from defence to diplomacy, to ensure that their strategic interests are safeguarded. Countries develop military architectures to implement national security strategies, and one of the most important aspects in ensuring the effectiveness of military weapons systems, weapon delivery platforms and other infrastructure, is timely and adequate supply of resources for these purposes. In addition, resources and reserves play a very important role in the overall process of nation-building. This chapter examines the strategic
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A Shift from Crime to Terrorism: Assessing D-Company
This paper offers an analysis of the causes behind the changing philosophy and practices of one of the well-known crime organizations from India to move closer towards terrorism to support its criminal activities.
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