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ESSENT Society for Collaborative Research and Innovation, IIT Mandisuch that it associated (p,q) combination isabove this line if it is to work even against thesoft type Pakistan. The upper limit of thethis curve if it is to be tolerable to theIndia. The region where both effective andacceptability conditions hold is shown in Fig. 3(hatched).q1.00.80.60.40.2Effective and AcceptableRegionLower Limit(Effectiveness Condition)0.7740.00.0 0.2 0.4 0.60.750.8 1.0pq=(3-3p)/pFig. 3: Conditions of successful brinkmanshipIV. ConclusionsIndia and Pakistan are for the moment stuck in alow pay-off Nash Equilibrium. Neither side isable to make the transition because of thehardline domestic constituencies, which see anyconcession as a defeat, prevent the two sidesfrom making a compromise. In any negotiationacceptability condition, the curve q=(3-2p)/(2p+1) is the threat such that (p, q) is belowwe have to adopt somewhat reciprocal approachirrespective of harder stands at domestic level.The kind of analysis presented here with thehelp of game theory put forward a rational wayof negotiation which can advance a new era ofcooperation in the subcontinent. This will giveus some options for going ahead in breachingthe deadlock so to say which is mathematicallysustainable. While most of us feel that we knowwhat is holding us from arriving at optimalsolutions, the facts when presented in terms ofnumbers as has been done here brings the realitymore starkly than otherwise.References:1) T. G. Allison (1969), Conceptual Modelsand the Cuban Missile Crisis. The AmericanPolitical Science Review, 63:3, 689-718.2) S. Ganguly (1999), The Crisis inKashmir: Portents of War, Hopes of Peace.Woodrow Wilson Center Press.3) Sarita Azad and Arvind Gupta (2011), IndiaPakistan Game Theoretic Interplay, IDSAviews.4) Avinash K. Dixit and, Susan Skeath (2004):Games of Strategy. W.W. Norton &Company, New York.5) Navin A. Bapat (2010), A Game TheoreticAnalysis of the Afghan Surge. ForeignPolicy Analysis 6, 217-236.42 ESSENT|Issue1|Vol1
ESSENT Society for Collaborative Research and Innovation, IIT MandiCloud computing forAcademic LibrariesDr. Sandeep Kumar Pathak,Dy. Librarian, Central library,IIT MandiDr. Pathak is a member of a number ofrenowned professional associations includingSpecial Library Association and Indian LibraryAssociation. His research areas includeConsortia applications, Online AccessManagement, Information Literacy, Buildingand Managing Digital Libraries, DigitalCollection, Copy Right Issues, and KnowledgeManagement.AbstractCloud computing offers organizations new costeffectiveways to use web services for theircomputing needs, including softwareapplications, data storage, cloud developmentplatforms, and processing power. This articledefines cloud computing and shows how it isdifferent from other types of computing. It alsodiscusses how cloud computing solutions couldbe beneficial to libraries with some liveexamples.IntroductionCloud computing represents one of the mostimportant technology trends of our time. Everyday we make use of computing and informationresources through a web browser powered bysome distant and diffuse infrastructure. In morerecent months and years cloud computing hasentered the library technology sphere. Cloudcomputing brings the opportunity for libraries toshift away from the need to own and operatetheir own servers to power their core automationapplications and through web-based services.“Cloud computing” is not a precise term, withvarious definitions given; some examples:According to Wikipedia: “Cloud computing isinternet-based computing, whereby sharedresources, software, and information areprovided to computers and other devices ondemand, like the electricity grid.”VMware, a company involved in providingsoftware and services, offers a more businessorienteddefinition: “Cloud computing is a newapproach that reduces IT complexity byleveraging the efficient polling of on-demand,self-managed virtual infrastructure, consumed asa service.”The term ‘cloud’ is used to indicate the whole ofcomputing services accessible via the Internet. Itis an all-encompassing description of thecomplex internet connected networks that existin datacenters all over the world that powerservices and applications behind the scenes. Theterm “cloud computing” is used quite freely,tagged to almost any type of virtualized43 ESSENT|Issue1|Vol1
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