By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke TO: Directorate National De Securitate Cibernetica, Romania1 FROM: The National Security Advisor RE: Our policy on countering recent cyberattacks (2022) and improving Romania’s Cybersecurity. Objectives Background On April 26, 2022, Romania’s high-profile delegations like Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu, and the President of the Chamber ofContinue reading “An Suggested Policy Memo for Improving the Cybersecurity by Romania’s National Cyber Security Directorate”
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Finding Modern Day Relevance in ‘The Art of War’
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke A critical analysis and review of some of the thoughts from Sun Tzu’s finest work ‘The Art of War’. The world embarked on a journey filled with wars and saw the changing dynamics of war from being a mere land & naval warfare and now producing weapons of mass destruction andContinue reading “Finding Modern Day Relevance in ‘The Art of War’”
The Viability of Deterrence Strategies in the 21st Century
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke Abstract In the 21st Century, world saw major shift in deterrence strategies such as from nuclear to cyber to economic sanctions. This paper is an attempt to bring out the viability of deterrence by analysing the current geopolitical happenings around the world. Further this paper brings out how non-nuclear states haveContinue reading “The Viability of Deterrence Strategies in the 21st Century”
Are any of Mahan’s Principles on Sea Power still Relevant in the 21st Century?
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States Rear Admiral who was dubbed the “most significant American strategist of the nineteenth century” by John Keegan. Mahan’s well-known books, ‘The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783’ and ‘The Influence of Sea Power Upon the FrenchContinue reading “Are any of Mahan’s Principles on Sea Power still Relevant in the 21st Century?”
Taiwan’s Strategy to Reduce Economic Dependence on China
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke Introduction Since 1949 the Republic of China (ROC) otherwise called as Taiwan has been struggling to establish itself as a separate government entity. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) otherwise called the mainland China or simply China has vowed by making unification of Taiwan into its mainland as an agenda ofContinue reading “Taiwan’s Strategy to Reduce Economic Dependence on China”
Finding Deterrence Strategies Deployed in the Indian Ocean Region
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke Introduction The Indian Ocean is the third largest water body and covers 20% of earth’s surface after the pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. In current century it has become the most viable sea routes for trade and commerce connecting the US from West to Australia in the East. This vast theatreContinue reading “Finding Deterrence Strategies Deployed in the Indian Ocean Region”
Colombo Security Conclave: Is it a new Minilateral hostile to China in the Indian Ocean?
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke The Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) was hosted virtually by Sri Lanka from its headquarters in Colombo in early August. A meeting of top-ranking officials such as deputy national security advisors (DNSAs) from Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives along with high-ranking government officials from observer nations of the CSC. This uniqueContinue reading “Colombo Security Conclave: Is it a new Minilateral hostile to China in the Indian Ocean?”
India-China Rivalry Best Explained by the Concept of “Security Dilemma”
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke India and China, the two biggest populated countries in Asia with different ideologies, culture, and government bodies has constantly engaged in wars, tensions, and conflicts with each other at either Himalayan border or at the Indian Ocean. Many scholars have citied the India-China rivalry as a classic example justified by theContinue reading “India-China Rivalry Best Explained by the Concept of “Security Dilemma””
Did India Successfully Managed Tensions of its Strategic Partnerships between the US, Iran and Russia?
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke *The following article was originally published by the author in “Research Papers on Defence and Strategic Studies Vol. 1” How successfully has India tried to manage the tensions between its strategic partnership with the United States on one hand and its strategic partnerships with Iran and Russia on the other? AsContinue reading “Did India Successfully Managed Tensions of its Strategic Partnerships between the US, Iran and Russia?”
India-US Ties in the Post-Pandemic Era
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke The following piece is a long-read. It is graded 7.5/10 India and the United States of America being the two big powers in the Indo-Pacific region also shares values of democracy at the fundamental level. Diplomatic relations between the two countries are the same as relations between two individuals. It isContinue reading “India-US Ties in the Post-Pandemic Era”
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