Himadri Bose

Mao’s Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China’s Navy delves into Mao’s initial efforts to build a naval force, tracing the development of the People’s...

• Himadri Bose |
• October-December 2025 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The meaning of the word evolution in its most basic form is ‘the gradual development of something’. Herein lies the problem: the scale and scope of the evolution of warfare...

• Himadri Bose |
• January-March 2024 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Historically, navies have been employed for the conduct of trade warfare. However, naval discourse on the subject has ranged from advocacy as prime employment of naval power to relegation as...

• Himadri Bose |
• January-March 2021 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Ananth Krishan’s book, India’s China Challenge, is a notable examination of the challenge posed to India by the meteoric rise of China. Krishnan’s stay in China as a journalist for...

• Himadri Bose |
• October-December 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The Russo-Japanese War was fought well over a hundred years ago and symbolised the rise of Japan, as it defeated Russia by executing a near-perfect limited war strategy. Japan incisively...

• Himadri Bose |
• July-September 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) resurgence during the Meiji Restoration was challenged by the absence of maritime capability and an equivalent strategic underpinning. In turn, the IJN reached out to...

• Himadri Bose |
• January-June 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies