Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

Contributions

Tablighi Jamaat in India: Evolution and Impact

May 12, 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

Brief Profile of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) The outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic in India coincided with headlines news in the Indian media on TJ. On 2 April 20 Lav Agarwal Joint Secretary Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated ‘COVID-19 ...

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Covid 19, Tablighi Jamaat, Markaz, Indian secularism, independence movement

Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Big Data for Information War

March 14, 2019 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

The Issue The combination of two words information and war into a phrase Information War (IW) does not convey much if taken in isolation. The concepts and theories that have been built around it bring out the idea, components and strategi...

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, artificial intelligence, Big Data, Information Warfare

India’s Geopolitical Posturing and Conflict Termination

September 24, 2018 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

The Issue A nation needs to assess her geo-political position in consonance with regional threat environment, aspirations of her people, economic growth and military power. Excessive aggression leads to instability. At the same time, indi...

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, India’s geo-political positioning, Indo Pak Wars

Book Published / Book Reviews

India's Strategies for Information War & Cyber Deterrence

February 16, 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication technologi...

Keywords : strategy, Book Published, Cyber Security, Network Centric war, Cyber war, Economic War, Political war, Perception Management, Special Forces, Supply Chain Management. 5G impact on IW

Issue Briefs

Optimising Defense Expenditure

December 12, 2018 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

… there is no place for wasteful expenditure. Indigenization must be the preferred option so that defense expenditure generates employment, helps in earning foreign exchange and sharpens our technology as also learning curve ......

Keywords : Defence budgeting, Defence industry