Apocalyptic Terror: Chemical and Biological Dimensions of Jihadi Terrorism
The threat of chemical and biological terrorism emanating from non-state actors, including the Islamic Jihadi organisations, which control large swathes of territories and resources, remains a major concern for nation-states today. Over the years, the capability and intentions of Islamic jihadist groups have changed. They evidently prefer for more destructive and spectacular methods.
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty: Non-Proliferation Measure or the Way to Nuclear Zero?
Once the negotiations for FMCT start, a window of opportunity would open up for the Conference on Disarmament to develop a legally binding mechanism to eliminate fissile material and nuclear weapons from the face of the earth, attaining the objective of universal and comprehensive disarmament.
India and the NPT: 2015 Review Conference and Beyond
After the failure of the last NPT RevCon held in 2010 hope has once again re-surfaced amongst the international community, including India for a strengthened nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Biosafety, Biosecurity and Code of Ethics
The dual-use research in life sciences has raised serious concerns for bio-safety and bio-security today as there exist possibilities of misuse of knowledge, information, products, and technologies to promote bioterrorism or bio-warfare activities.
Non-Lethal Weapons: A Viable Option for Crowd Control in India
NLWs: Steps India Should Consider:
Child Soldiers in Sri Lanka: Issues and Response
One of the alarming trends of recent warfare pertains to the widespread use of children as soldiers. In an oft-quoted estimate children today are said to be participating as active combatants in over seventy five percent of the world’s armed conflicts.
Biological Weapon, Infectious Disease and India’s Security Imperatives
The deliberate germ attack unleashed against the most powerful country in the world, the United States in late 2001, made us believe that the threat of the 21st century would be human-induced disease outbreaks.
Iran’s Nuclear Imbroglio
The imbroglio between Iran and the international community has every potential to spiral into another unnecessary and largely unwanted conflict in the Middle East. While dialogue and coercive diplomatic interactions may prevent the isolation of oil producing Shia majority state, the threat of utilising hard power tools, has needlessly exacerbated an already volatile situation.
SARS: First Pandemic of the 21st Century
Infectious disease and related health concerns have rarely found a place in the national security discourse in the past. Of late, the issue has assumed prominence and managed to enter into the national security debate. Disease spread poses a threat to human security and national security.