WoR:"The Virus Of Disinformation: Echoes Of Past Bioweapons Accusations In Today’s Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories"
Despite its moniker, the 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic almost certainly did not originate in Spain. The belligerents of World War I suppressed reporting on the outbreak in order to avoid harming morale, while Spain, as a neutral country, had a media free to report openly on the extent of the disease. Since most media coverage of the outbreak came from Spain, so too did its origin story.
"As bioweapons negotiators prepare to meet amid a pandemic and torrents of disinformation, can they accomplish anything?" Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
One fall day in 2006, Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian defector who once worked in Moscow’s secret intelligence community and who became a prominent Kremlin critic in the United Kingdom, ate sushi for lunch before meeting with two former colleagues from his spy agency days at the Pine Bar in London’s Millennium Hotel.
Ferocious or Benevolent Lions? Discourse on the National Emblem
Whether the lions of Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka were ferocious or benevolent is one of the hottest political debates outside the Parliament by parliamentarians and representatives of political parties in India. It has already spilt over to the international arena as BBC carried the headline on July 12 that ‘National emblem: ferocious lions' statue on new parliament raises eyebrows’.
Locating Europe in India's Strategic Calculus
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a three day trip to Europe from 2 to May 4 2022, met leaders from Germany, Denmark and France and participated in the Second Nordic Summit (the First Summit was held in 2018 in Stockholm).
Refugee, Conflict and Mental Health in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule
The stirs of a hostile Taliban takeover began in the early months of 2021. In early May 2021, the Taliban and allied groups began to take an offensive coinciding with the US troops departure a few days before, after 20 years.
The Israeli Iron Beam: A New Chapter in the Era of Combat Lasers
From sensors and satellites to radars and avionics, from hi-tech drones to air defence systems and cyber weapons, Israel continues to innovate, improvise, and adapt to changing needs and compelling demands of the modern war.
Arms Dynamic and India: Not a Dubious Distinction Anymore
India's ranking as 'one of the top five global military spenders' blends symbolism and aspirations
The Bear Trap and Beyond: Putin, West and Ukrainian Crisis
More than Putin, it is the mismanagement of West-led order that is to be blamed for the Ukrainian crisis
India and the Dynamic Trends in International Arms Transfer
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently released its report on international arms transfer. This article highlights the current state of arms transactions, including sales and procurement of defence and military equipment worldwide. It attempts to establish and underscore the patterns of the arms trade in the years spanning 2017-to 2021.