nice-attack-1 Courtesy: The Independent/AP
20 July 2016

Islamic State and France: mortal enemies

France's state policy of 'laïcité' (secularism) and its military interventions in Islamic countries has made it the prime target of IS in the West. The hardline French response to step up bombing campaigns against jihadis in Syria, Iraq, and Mali will likely continue, but conversely feeds IS strategy, which is to foment anti-Muslim sentiment among the non-Muslim French population.

rajastan-patrika Courtesy: Rajasthan Patrika
16 July 2016

Sameer Patil on the Nice attack

Sameer Patil, Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict, and Terrorism Studies, Gateway House was interviewed and quoted in the Hindi newspaper Rajasthan Patrika, regarding the recent terror attack in Nice, France.

The_Kudankulam_Nuclear_Power_Plant_(KKNPP) Courtesy: Wikipedia
14 July 2016

Renewable 1, Nuclear 0

India’s newest reactor shows what’s wrong with nuclear power, and why India must go slow on expensive western designed nuclear power projects.

HAL_Tejas_NP-1_takes-off_from_the_Shore_Based_Test_Facility_at_INS_Hansa,_Goa Courtesy: Wikipedia
14 July 2016

Tejas shows the way

‘Make in India’ in defence production does not imply stopping arms imports altogether. Rather, it means importing only those components that cannot be produced locally, while strategically utilising offsets and building domestic capabilities that will enable India to export complete systems and sub-systems as an active participant of the global supply chain.