Iskander Rehman

This issue brief delves into the pragmatic motivations undergirding India and China’s “will to the sea”, before examining on a more conceptual level how New Delhi and Beijing have drawn...

• Iskander Rehman |
• July 11, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

Indian strategists may well find that many of the tactical quandaries faced today by the US carrier fleets cruising through the Asia Pacific are destined to become those of the...

• Iskander Rehman |
• July 07, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

Not only would the presence of Chinese vessels present no real existential threat to Indian naval dominance in the region, it would also, paradoxically, provide the Indian Navy with a...

• Iskander Rehman |
• June 08, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

India has long striven for a three carrier fleet comprised of one carrier battle group stationed on each seaboard, and a third carrier held in reserve.

• Iskander Rehman |
• June 01, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments