M.S. Prathibha

Selected Publications

China and the Indo-Pacific: Contestations for Power and Nuclear Uncertainties, East Asia Military Monitor, March-April 2019

India-North Korea Relationship: A Case of Limited Aims and Strategic Calculations in Titli Basu (Edt), Major Powers and the Korean Peninsula: Politics, Policies and Perspectives”, KW Publishers, New Delhi 2019

Reform and Restructuring: Chinese Military in Transition in Jagannath P. Panda (ed.), “China’s Transition under Xi Jinping”, Pentagon Press, 2016

A Partnership of Mutual Expediency: China-Russia Relations in 2014 in Prashant Kumar Singh (Edited), “China Year Book 2014”, Magnum Books, 2014, New Delhi

Nuclear Developments in China during 2013 in Navgal Jagota, “China Year Book 2013”, Magnum Books, 2013

Associate Fellow

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Publication

Xi Jinping’s Vision and the 20th Party Congress

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr MS Prathibha’s opinion piece, ‘Xi Jinping's Vision and 20th Party Congress’ has been published in ‘The New Indian Express’, on 22 October 2022. For...

North Korea’s Nuclear Nexus with Pakistan: India’s Choices

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr MS Prathibha’s article ‘North Korea's Nuclear Nexus with Pakistan: India's Choices’ was published in the YTHARTH Magazine, Vol I, Issue II, September 2022.

Understanding the PLA’s Command and Leadership System

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has established a leadership and command system to enhance its capability to conduct joint operations.

M.S. Prathibha |
October 17, 2022 |
Issue Brief

What Are The Constraints To Closer India-US Partnership?

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr MS Prathibha’s article, ‘What are the Constraints to closer India-US Partnership’ has been published in the Outlook on 26 April 2022. Even hawkish Indian...

PLA Border Defence Troops’ Winter Preparations: Signalling Deterrence

China’s varied winter planning logistics show a broader strategy to gain mastery over high-altitude conditions and increase combat preparedness against India.

M.S. Prathibha |
February 14, 2022 |
IDSA Comments

PLA’s Western Theatre Command in Transition

Post 2015 reforms, the Western Theatre Command (WTC) of the PLA has been transforming itself into a joint theatre command that can fight wars against an adversary like India. Considering...

M.S. Prathibha |
November 09, 2021 |
Issue Brief

(Mis)Understanding the Communist Party of China’s Control

Certain sections of the elite in China seem to be speaking out against the tightening political control under President Xi Jinping. Whether the Chinese Communist Party is failing to elicit...