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 | 2+2 SUMMIT MEETING AND BEYOND By Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
US Secretary of Defence, James Mattis and
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, accompanied
by Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph
Dunford, met with India’s Foreign Minister,
Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister, Nirmala
Sitharaman, at New Delhi on September 6,
2018, in what was dubbed the “two plus two”
summit. Three months have passed since that
meeting. The ongoing trade war between the
USA and China and recent development in
Quad have critical bearing on the ...Read more > | 7 Pages 406.81 KB |
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 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARMED FORCES: AN ANALYSIS By Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
Today is the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The current period
of rapid, simultaneous and systemic transformations driven by advances
in science is reshaping industries, blurring geographical boundaries,
challenging existing regulatory frameworks and even redefining what it
means to be human. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the software engine
that drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution. AI is creating targeted
marketing, safer travel through self-driving cars, smarter weapons ...Read more > | 17 Pages 120.80 KB |
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 | THE PLA’S DEVELOPING CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES AND INDIA S OPTIONS By By Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made it clear that his objective for China is to emerge as a ‘cyber superpower’. China wants to be the world’s largest nation in cyberspace and also one of the most powerful. The information technology revolution has produced both
momentous opportunities and likely vulnerabilities for china. China is home of largest
number of ‘netizens’ in the world. It also hosts some of the world’s most vibrant and successful technology companies. It also remains ...Read more > | 18 Pages 1.11 MB |
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 | EMERGING WORLD SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND ROLE OF INDIA By MAJ GEN PK MALLICK, VSM (Retd)
Expanding and increasingly integrated global economy combined with continued tech revolution, particularly in the areas of IT and Bio Technology will put the forces of globalization into high gear. This flattening of the world is not simply about how Govt, business, org and people communicate and interact, it is about emergence of completely new social, political and business models. These changes will alter the way in which Govts apch conflicts. Example What’s App. ...Read more > | 20 Pages 1.16 MB |
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 | WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?
An emerging computing paradigm where data and
services reside in massively scalable data centers and
can be ubiquitously accessed from any connected
devices over the ...Read more > | 19 Pages 2.33 MB |
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 | CYBER SECURITY IN THE ARMED FORCES : DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE ASPECTS By Maj Gen PK Mallick, VSM (Retd)
Plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes, and conducts activities
to direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense
information networks, and prepare to, and When directed, conduct full spectrum
military cyberspace operations, in order to, Enable actions in all domains, ensure U.S./Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to ...Read more > | 56 Pages 3.65 MB |
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 | EMERGING WORLD SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND ROLE OF INDIA By MAJ GEN PK MALLICK, VSM (Retd)
An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French
tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian
who was drunk on Scottish whiskey, followed closely by Italian
Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor,
using Brazilian ...Read more > | 62 Pages 8.69 MB |
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 | CYBER AND SPACE STRATEGY FOR INDIA By MAJ GEN PK MALLICK,VSM (RETD)
Increased public focus on the SSF
indicates its growing prominence in the
PLA and the priority of its assigned
missions. China successfully launched 16 of 18
space launch vehicles (SLVs), orbiting
some 31 spacecraft, including
communications, navigation, ISR, and
test/engineering ...Read more > | 40 Pages 3.30 MB |
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 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARMED FORCES- AN ANALYSIS By Maj Gen PK Mallick VSM, (Retd)
Today is the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The current period of rapid,
simultaneous and systemic transformations driven by advances in science is reshaping
industries, blurring geographical boundaries, challenging existing regulatory frameworks
and even redefining what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the
software engine that drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution. AI is creating targeted
marketing, safer travel through self-driving cars, smarter weapons ...Read more > | 17 Pages 875.17 KB |
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 | LAND WARFARE DOCTRINE 2018 OF INDIAN ARMY – A CRITIQUE By Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
Doctrine provides guidance for all aspects of a service’s activities, including training,
organization and force structure. In the absence of a clearly articulated doctrine, a
service may have a difficult time maintaining a coherent approach to its preparation
for future war. Paying attention to military doctrine is important for following ...Read more > | 21 Pages 1.90 MB |
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 | 2+2 DIALOGUE AND INDO U.S. RELATIONS By Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
There has been significant advances in the U.S.-India relationship over the
years. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, met with
their counterparts, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defense Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman at New Delhi on 6th September 2018, in what was dubbed the ‘twoplus-two’ summit. This comprehensive dialogue aimed to combine foreign and
defence policy issues and deal with ...Read more > | 39 Pages 1.65 MB |
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 | US-CHINA TRADE WAR: ANALYSES OF DEEPER NUANCES AND WIDER IMPLICATIONS By Maj Gen PK Mallick, VSM (Retd)
On March 8, 2018, the US President Donald Trump announced imposing
additional tariffs on China’s export of steel and aluminium to USA. On March 22,
2018, President Trump announced plans to enact sanctions against China over its
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policies that negatively affect the US stakeholders. These sanctions included raising tariffs by 25 percent on selected Chinese
products valued at $50 billion to $60 billion. On April 1, China announced that it
had retaliated ...Read more > | 47 Pages 2.72 MB |
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 | WARGAMING AND STRATEGIC MILITARY DECISION MAKING By MAJ GEN P K MALLICK, VSM (RETD)
The popular game chess dates
back to ancient India where it was
called chaturanga The game, a
simulation of war involving
warfighting functions and formations
of its day, helped rulers and their
advisors visualize and describe
military problems while practicing
new schemes of maneuver. The Persians picked up the game
and it spread throughout the world
often paralleling the conquests of
early Islamic kingdoms and ...Read more > | 28 Pages 3.77 MB |
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 | SELECTION OF ARMY CHIEF
With the announcement of Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, present Vice Chief of Army Staff to be the next Army
Chief there has been lot of discussions on this issue as the traditional method of seniority has not been
followed by the present Government. Two other General Officer Commanding of Eastern and Southern
Commands are senior to Lt Gen Bipin Rawat.
It is still not clear whether Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or Permanent Chief of Chiefs of Staff
Committee (COSC) will be appointed and who will get ...Read more > | 10 Pages 762.96 KB |
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