The Need for Renaissance of Military History and Modern War Studies in India The paper makes a case for the need for a renaissance of military history, and modern war studies in India. There is a wide gap in knowledge base of contemporary military history and war studies in India compared to advances made at global level. P. K. Gautam IDSA Occasional Papers
Measures To Deal With Left – Wing Extremism/Naxalism The assertions by the Ministry of Home Affairs that the Maoist challenge could be dealt with in three years seems to be ambitious, given present-day the ground realities. If coordinated action is taken, perhaps, their challenge could be defeated in approximately seven to 10 years. A welcome development is that the various state governments and the Union Government have begun to evince willingness to deal with the issue. Doubtless, the Maoist challenge can certainly be defeated. P. V. Ramana IDSA Occasional Papers
Counterinsurgency and “Op Sadhbhavana” in Jammu and Kashmir Critiques of the Indian Army's counterinsurgency practice have overlooked a critical aspect of “organisational innovation and operational learning” formalised as Op Sadhbhavana. These initiatives have had a limited but salutary impact in transforming the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. Arpita Anant IDSA Occasional Papers
Failing to Deliver: Post-Crises Defence Reforms in India, 1998-2010 This paper examines the defence reforms process in India and critically examines past efforts and the factors that led to the post-Kargil defence reform. It analyzes the defence reform committees and their follow up. Anit Mukherjee IDSA Occasional Papers
Addressing Stress-Related Issues in Army The stress-related issues in a soldier's life are closely linked with welfare and need to be addressed most sincerely by all agencies concerned with the welfare of soldiers. K C Dixit IDSA Occasional Papers
Optimising Stress in Sub-Conventional Warfare On an average we have been having about 100 suicide cases a year in the past four to five years, so this year has been the same. Mainly it is in insurgency-hit areas, but suicides are also happening in areas where there is no insurgency. K C Dixit IDSA Occasional Papers
Space Capability and India’s Defence Communications Up to 2022 and Beyond Military organisations worldwide have steadily increased reliance on space assets for communications, surveillance, and navigation. India has sufficient space capability as compared to China. Deepak Sharma IDSA Occasional Papers
Thinking about Pakistan’s Nuclear Security in Peacetime, Crisis and War This essay seeks to collate, sort through, and organise the reams of publicly available information and speculation to provide a systematic assessment of Pakistan’s nuclear security. Christopher Clary IDSA Occasional Papers
Sustaining Motivation in Sub-Conventional Warfare This paper is an attempt to understand the peculiarities of the operational environment in sub-conventional warfare scenario in Indian context. It recommends measures which need to be taken at various levels by concerned agencies to sustain and enhance the motivational level of troops. K C Dixit IDSA Occasional Papers
India’s Unfinished Security Revolution This paper argues that internal security reforms are crucial not only for India's own security and that of its immediate neighbourhood, but also for its rise as an Asian and world power. Sandy Gordon IDSA Occasional Papers
