Outcome Budgeting for Naval Dockyards
2023 ,
The Indian Navy (IN) has one Naval Dockyard (ND) each at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam and one Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY) each at Kochi, Port Blair and Karwar. The repair...
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Reconciling AFSPA with the Legal Spheres
2023 ,
The present paper analyses and examines the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in respect of legal aspects. It first discusses it in terms of domestic law, international humanitarian law...
Read MoreRestructuring the Indian Armed Forces
2023 ,
This paper broadly deals with two important aspects. First, it analyses various security challenges that India is facing at present; and second, it examines the need for restructuring the Indian...
Read MorePositive Prospects for Limited War in South Asia
2023 ,
There is sufficient space for India to wage a limited war against Pakistan. Fears of escalation to the nuclear realm are grossly exaggerated by the critics of limited war, who...
Read MoreEnhancing Self-Esteem of the Soldier
2023 ,
This paper attempts to address the increasing challenges faced by the Army -both individually for the soldier and collectively as an organization. It is an attempt to balance the soldier’s...
Read MoreChina’s Cyber Warfare Capability and India’s Concerns
2023 ,
The Chinese cyber warfare department’s multiple agencies and individuals are seriously working towards the overall objective of instantly disrupting or at least weakening the adversary’s computer networks so as to...
Read MoreDynamics of Indian Defence Technology: Indianisation, Indigenisation, Industrialisation, Integration
2023 ,
The philosophy of approach toward military technology is based on purpose, vision, relevance, efficiency and performance. Being Indian in content is what needs to be added to the above! Sixty...
Read MoreWashington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan
2023 ,
The defence diplomacy of the United States in the midst of the current war against terror in Afghanistan is designed towards ending the US military operations without ceding total authority...
Read MorePreventive Diplomacy, Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience
2023 ,
This article is an exploration of the effectiveness of defence cooperation as a means of preventive diplomacy. The paper begins by suggesting that both defence cooperation and preventive diplomacy are...
Read MoreThe Human Element in Military Effectiveness: A Systems Approach
2023 ,
This paper examines the human issues in the entire system that could make the military more effective recognising the military as a sub-system within the larger system, which is created...
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