AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

CASS-INDIA CAMPAIGN

After launching seven successful campaigns in the past involving South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Asia-Pacific region, CASS-India is currently focusing on East Africa region. Normally each campaign period remains in force for three to four years. Depending upon the response, CASS-India would either extend or cut short the tenure of the campaign period. Indeed, East Africa Campaign has started since year 2016.

FUTURISTIC STUDIES

CASS-INDIA FOCUS

CASS-India Reaction

Chinese action in Doklam is new normal

INTRODUCTION:

The current standoff between India and China on the plateau of Doklam is setting a new power equation and Beijing has tactfully chosen the time of its own to engage India. Although India has very limited option to deal with China in such a situation, China has array of scopes to clinch its own point of view. All through the crisis, China was punching but India was defending. Since India does not have any claim on Chinese side of the territory belonging to Tibet, Beijing is at ease to raise claim and then push inch by inch. This type of strategic forward strategy by China is unknown to many Indian politicians.

ANALYSIS:

By and large, Indian political and diplomatic establishment is always rather happily comfortable to deal with Pakistan due to traditional rivalry but consciously unaware of China.

India has till date zero investment on China in terms of knowing the real China. There were many attempts in the past to do so but all the efforts have miserably collapsed due to no sense of purpose.

One such action was taken by the former NSA S S Menon who being NSA at that time simultaneously ran China study center for policy assimilation inside the PMO.

He was the same person but wearing two different caps. In

RESEARCH REPORTS

Choppers in modern battlefield

MAR-APR 2017: Choppers may be slightly outdated in modern warfare due to their sluggish speed and reliability but these

Warship construction

MAR-APR 2017: A plan to double the fleet strength of the Indian Navy over a ten-year period beginning 2013 has been

Helicopter requirement

MAR-APR 2017: Helicopters are seen as a vehicle of choice where infrastructure is poor. The vertical takeoff

Dual front war

MAR-APR 2017: One has been hearing a great deal about the possibility of a two-front war as a collusive enterprise between China and Pakistan.

Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

JAN-FEB 2017: There are drones in the sky, in R(D centers and more varieties are making their debut as the advantages

IAF fighter requirement

JAN-FEB 2017: The Indian Air Force has projected a requirement of an additional 200 aircraft to be able to put up

Defence start-ups in India

JAN-FEB 2017: Today, start-ups depict the growing entrepreneurial culture encouraging youth to become the leaders

Anti submarine warfare

NOV-DEC 2016: The anti submarine warfare operations are gaining a strong foothold as nations are facing acute threat from

Evolving night vision

NOV-DEC 2016: The one instrument that revolutionized warfare is the night vision device. Offensive and defensive operations no longer

CASS-INDIA TRAINING

Under ITP,
CASS-India
offers an
Advanced
Strategic
Studies Course
(ASSC) to
Indian and foreign nationals. The
ITP, starting from November 2017,
will enhance greater understanding of Afro-Asian Security Issues, including India.

(For more information about the ITP kindly contact: itp@cassindia.com)