- 21 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Security
Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
Col Deepak Kumar is an Army Veteran with a double Masters, a Diploma in Business Management
and an MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies. He has been the Chair of Excellence for Defence
Services at Observer Research Foundation. He is a keen observer and analyst of geopolitical affairs
and trends around the world and is a regular contributor to various geopolitical, defence and
international relations publications.
Articles Lists
AS THE US SHIFTS FOCUS FROM TRANSATLANTIC TO INDO PACIFIC WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY
Given the rhetorical emphasis on Making America Great Again (MAGA) during the recently held elections in which Donald trump emerged victorious, one is given to lookback on his isolationist policies during the previous term. In the same context the open verbal spat between Trump and Emmanuel Macron,
5G POISED TO USHER IN A PARADIGM SHIFT IN MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
As the world braces for the fifth generation (5G) wireless technology revolution, the implications for national security, especially for countries like India, are profound and multifaceted. The 5G network, known for its high speed, ultra-low latency, and huge bandwidth, is poised to revolutionise th
Financial Sanctions – Hastening The US Economic Decline?
With the pivotal role played by the US military-industrial complex in WW II, the US displaced Britain as the dominant global economy and since then the US dollar has been the world’s dominant currency. This is consistent with the dollar’s wide international use as the most favoured reserve curre
Security Of Indo Pacific Region: Expanding Role Of France
The Indo-Pacific region is inhabited by 1.5 million French population especially concentrated in the Indian Ocean territories of La Re̍union and Mayotte islands and the French Polynesia and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean. To safeguard these overseas territories, France, at all times, maintains
Artificial Intelligence In Military Systems: India Needs To Bridge The Technological Asymmetry
Swarms of robots with the ability to kill humans are no longer only the stuff of science fiction movies like the Terminator but an ‘in your face’ reality today. Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) have arrived on the battlefields across the globe. Recent armed conflicts have witnessed an
Japan’s Military Resurgence – An Opportunity For India
Japan has in recent times made some transformational changes to its overall security and military policies. Any public discourse on transformation of the military policy generally faces headwinds in Japan because of the sufferings of Japanese people caused by the military policy during the World War
Role Of Indian Defence Forces During Freedom Struggle
As India Celebrates 75 years of Independence and commemorates the freedom struggle by the Indian citizens against the British Empire, the role of British Indian forces to preserve the British Raj in India viz-a-viz its contributions towards freedom movement always remained under a scanner. Political
The Question of Junagadh and Independent India’s First Joint Military Operation
The Integrated Defence Staff released the first-ever public joint doctrine for the Indian armed forces (JDIAF-2017) in April 2017[1]. The Indian defence services have since been working in all earnest to institutionalize joint structures and operational mechanisms to ensure jointness and synergy in
India Needs to Deploy its Ballistic Missile Defence System
The commencement of the induction of S 400 Missile system by the Indian Air Force has once again brought into public consciousness the issue of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD). S 400 is believed to have in addition to being an anti-aircraft system, a proven capability of a BMD. Networked with the in
Can India Emerge as Afghanistan’s Friend in Need?
Afghanistan is today one of the least developed countries with GDP of US$ 19.8 Billion and per capita GDP of US$ 508.8 (both nominal values). If we assess Afghanistan from the point of view of the various matrices of human development index, the period from 2001 till August 2021 witnessed relative p
How Long Can The Taliban 2.0 Last
The lightning speed with which the provincial capitals in Afghanistan, starting early August, fell in quick succession, leading the Taliban fighters to Kabul by mid August 2021, belying all predictions of various security analysts and western intelligence agencies – who had predicted Kabul to fall
Impact of Taliban’s “Victory” on Global Islamist Terrorism
US led Global War on Terror has had a stifling effect on most Islamist terror groups around the world since its start in 2001. However, the chaotic and haphazard US withdrawal from Afghanistan is being seen as a change in the US policy pertaining to the Global War on Terror. Taliban’s success in A