Gurpreet S Khurana

Maritime Forces in Pursuit of National Security: Policy Imperatives for India

Publisher: Shipra The growing interest of nations in the ocean-realm has become discernable in recent years, leading to an increased significance of maritime security. This is particularly relevant to India,...

The Concept of Active Defence in China’s Military Strategy, by Amrita Jash

The strategy articulated by Deng Xiaoping in 1990 as a guiding tenet of China's foreign policy was: “Observe calmly, secure our position, cope with affairs calmly, hide our capacities and...

High End in the Pacific: Envisioning the Upper Limits of India-US Naval Cooperation in Pacific-Asia

The article argues that India and the United States are poised to strengthen their bilateral strategic convergences, not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Pacific-Asia that lies eastwards...

India-US Combined Defence Exercises: An Appraisal

This paper is an endeavour to appraise the importance and 'value' of India-US defence exercises for Indian policy makers. It examines their dividends, costs, and pitfalls. The paper argues that...

Piracy off Somalia: Can Naval Patrolling be the ‘Antidote’?

Since 2005, the ‘centre of gravity’ of Asian piracy has clearly shifted westwards from Southeast Asia to the western Indian Ocean. The Somalia-based pirates are on the rampage, capturing vessels...

Gurpreet S Khurana |
October 22, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

China’s New Submarine Base at Hainan: Analyses of Recent Media Reports

Aircraft Carriers and India’s Naval Doctrine

Epic sea battles between aircraft carriers have not recurred after World War II; in the post-war period, most carriers began to retire without even having participated in a battle. Many...

India-Brazil-South Africa ‘Tango’ at Sea

The first half of May 2008 (2-16) witnessed an epochal multilateral event that passed off virtually unnoticed in the countries involved. It saw the first ever combined maritime exercise among...

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): Where from…Whither-Bound?

The 2-day Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in New Delhi (February 14-15, 2008) may well turn out to be a historic event for the countries of the Indian Ocean Region...

Gurpreet S Khurana |
February 22, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

China’s ‘String of Pearls’ in the Indian Ocean and Its Security Implications

China's efforts to build 'nodes' of influence in the Indian Ocean Region have been increasingly discernible in recent years. This endeavour, many argue, is driven by Beijing's military-strategic ends. However,...

Gurpreet S Khurana

Publication

Maritime Forces in Pursuit of National Security: Policy Imperatives for India

The Concept of Active Defence in China’s Military Strategy, by Amrita Jash

High End in the Pacific: Envisioning the Upper Limits of India-US Naval Cooperation in Pacific-Asia

India-US Combined Defence Exercises: An Appraisal

Piracy off Somalia: Can Naval Patrolling be the ‘Antidote’?

China’s New Submarine Base at Hainan: Analyses of Recent Media Reports

Aircraft Carriers and India’s Naval Doctrine

India-Brazil-South Africa ‘Tango’ at Sea

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): Where from…Whither-Bound?

China’s ‘String of Pearls’ in the Indian Ocean and Its Security Implications