Ensuring a Level Playing Field in the Indian Army The Indian Army is at the cusp of a huge change. It has to concurrently manage the matter of Women Officers as seamlessly as possible. Success in this venture is predicated squarely on the mindsets of the seniors in charge and the WO community Alok Deb February 19, 2020 IDSA Comments
India’s Renewed Push on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) The surge in official references to PoK has disrupted the inertia of the past years. Pushing PoK high on India’s strategic priorities will make India’s Kashmir policy more effective. Priyanka Singh February 17, 2020 Policy Brief
Is Lowering Colour Service a Suitable Option? The adverse impact of lowering of colour service of soldiers below pensionable service will not only be felt at the structural and functional level but also the psychological level. Vivek Chadha February 14, 2020 Issue Brief
Defence Budget 2020-21 The slowdown in economic growth not only seems to have cast its shadow on the allocation of the defence budget for 2020-21 but has also compounded the challenges for the country’s first CDS. Vinay Kaushal February 12, 2020 IDSA Comments
Israel’s Laser-based Missile Interception System The laser-based aerospace defence assets, as and when they are fully developed and deployed, could prove to be a potent deterrent. Atul Pant February 07, 2020 IDSA Comments
India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave: A Fresh Initiative The India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave is a step towards engaging the African countries on peace and security. It is hoped that the conclave leads to a candid discussion on common security challenges and examines the ways and means to further enhance cooperation between India and the African countries. Ruchita Beri February 06, 2020 IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Budget 2020-21 Considering that the defence capital expenditure already accounts for a very high share in the central government’s overall capital spend, any substantial hike in the former’s share looks less likely. This is more so given the government’s priority to spend on infrastructure and other non-defence capital assets to revive the economic growth. Laxman Kumar Behera February 04, 2020 Issue Brief
Air Defence Command – A Bold Test Case The proposal to create an Air Defence Command is a bold move. Rather than resorting to less contentious issues to commence the integration process, the CDS has selected a very pertinent and significant operational issue. However, the way the proposed Air Defence Command is structured will be crucial as it will set the tone for further integration of all three services. Kishore Kumar Khera January 27, 2020 Issue Brief
COVID-19 Pandemic and its Socio-Economic Implications on Canada The outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada from the middle of March 2020 affected the Canadian population with unexpected disruptions in almost all spheres of life that drastically altered… Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic and its Socio-Economic Implications on Canada Nivedita Das Kundu January-June 2020 CBW Magazine
The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India by Anit Mukherjee Defence, a subset of national security, is an intricate subject. Primarily, defence policy and plans of a state emerge from its national security strategy to achieve its national goals. What happens when a state does not have a declared national security strategy? All stakeholders interpret the security scenario in their way and invariably pull defence policy and plans in multiple directions. Such has been the tale of Indian defence policy and plans since independence. Kishore Kumar Khera January-June 2020 Journal of Defence Studies
