Improved the communication flow on the approval of individual military deployments to the United Nations Peace Operations

By |2023-06-29T09:43:57-10:00May 30th, 2023|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: |

Ms. Kristina Camille Cablayan Chief, Multilateral Cooperation Division, DND Philippines CSC 22-3 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 10/26/2022- 3/6/2023 Upon reviewing all the United Nations Peace Operations (UNPO) related Department of National Defense (DND) policies through a SWOT analysis framework, Ms. Kristina Camille Cablayan discovered a lack of an implementing policy for the OP-issued Memorandum from December 23, 2019. This was selected to be Ms. Cablayan's Fellows Project due to the high probability of it being resolved at her level of the DND. Ms. Cablayan set out to improve the communication flow of [...]

Policy Paper on National Security Strategy and Air Power

By |2023-06-29T09:44:30-10:00May 30th, 2023|Categories: Fellow Projects|Tags: |

Ms. Mahima Duggal Researcher, The Center for Air Power Studies India CMSC 21-1 Your Content Goes Here Project timeline: 6/17/2021 - 8/2/2022 Ms. Mahima Duggal came to DKI APCSS with the desire to reflect on India’s threat perception, how it has changed with the adoption of the Indo-Pacific strategy, and how air power fits into contemporary national security thinking. Air power remained a rather understudied area in the Indo-Pacific region, which is primarily a naval domain. Her resolution to raise awareness and understanding of this topic was to write a policy paper on the [...]

Lessons from India’s Handling of the Second Wave of Sars-Cov-2 Delta Variant Surge

By |2021-08-06T14:40:27-10:00August 6th, 2021|Categories: Journal, news, Sitaraman, kevany|Tags: , , , |

“Lessons from India’s Handling of the Second Wave of Sars-Cov-2 Delta Variant Surge,” is the title of a paper by Drs. Srini Sitaraman and Sebastian Kevany, for Security Nexus. This article identifies key deficiencies in the Indian public health system along with other parts of the world, and the lessons learned from those deficiencies. Abstract The second wave of the coronavirus caused by the mutant Delta variant led to the deaths of 209,182 people from April 15 to June 17, 2021 in India (Data source: Our World in Data). But, some estimates peg the number of COVID-19-related deaths significantly higher [...]

India Leading International HADR Cooperation in South Asia

By |2021-05-07T14:31:16-10:00May 11th, 2021|Categories: Canyon, Journal, news|Tags: , , |

“India Leading International HADR Cooperation in South Asia,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon for Security Nexus. This article emphasizes the need for India to continue developing more robust internal processes, improve inter-agency and inter-ministry cooperation, and engage more holistically with stakeholders, including civil society, as a provider in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Summary Fueled by stable economic growth, India is stepping up as a provider of international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in South Asia and beyond. This includes supporting multilateral endeavors, resourcing and innovating sub-regional efforts, and continuing to expand bilateral engagements. As [...]

New OpEd on India and its Neighbors by Shyam Tekwani

By |2020-07-01T14:53:36-10:00July 1st, 2020|Categories: Tekwani, External Publications, news|Tags: , , , |

“India’s bullying of its neighbours boosted China. Now it needs to build a strong backyard.” DKI APCSS Professor Shyam Tekwani writes for the South China Morning Post. The opinion piece states that: “after facilitating China’s expansionist goals by treating nearby countries badly, India needs to demonstrate good neighbourliness to realise its global potential. According to Tekwani, India needs to “to build the strong and prosperous backyard it needs to realise its own potential to become an influential voice in global decision-making.” Read the full article The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do [...]

China’s Salami Slicing Tactics and the Latest India-China Border Standoff

By |2020-06-09T16:58:41-10:00June 9th, 2020|Categories: Journal, news, Sitaraman|Tags: , , |

“China’s Salami Slicing Tactics and the Latest India-China Border Standoff” is a new paper by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Srini Sitaraman for Security Nexus. In this OpEd, Sitaraman discusses India’s strategy for dealing with the increasing border incursions committed by China while minimalizing the effects of COVID-19 and what is required for de-escalation. Excerpt: At its heart, the People’s Republic of China is a territorially revisionist, expansionist, and hegemonic state and it will not stop until it achieves the goals of capturing all of the land and sea areas over which it believes it has “historic rights.” Beijing has particularly turned [...]

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