Falling Standard of Values in the Army: Dilution of Norms is the Root Cause As human beings are a product of their environment and society, their interpretation of morals, ethics and value system differ. In a traditional culture like ours, attitudes are moulded by long-established practices, rituals and conventions. Group cohesion is a battle winning factor for a military. The Indian Army recruits officers and men from all parts of the country with diverse value systems and attitudes. It is well nigh impossible to weave them into a cohesive group without bringing them on to a common grid of conduct. Mrinal Suman April 2013 Journal of Defence Studies
Roots of Moral Decline in the Armed Forces: Time to Reclaim our Izzat The precipitate decline in moral and ethical values, as well as the steep fall in standards of private and public conduct, in recent years, has been accompanied by a concurrent erosion of values amongst India’s military personnel. Consequently, the armed forces, which were once considered exemplars of ethical conduct, discipline and decency, are rapidly slipping in the estimation of their countrymen. Arun Prakash April 2013 Journal of Defence Studies
BRICS comes of age at Durban BRICS is not challenging the existing world order. It is seeking a place in the sun for developing countries. It is looking at alternative approaches but there is no desire to seek confrontation with the West. Arvind Gupta April 01, 2013 IDSA Comments
Democracy in Pakistan a Distant Dream Like all its predecessors, the government that just completed its tenure miserably failed to promote what a democratic state is supposed to first and foremost, namely, foster the multi-faceted development of all its citizens. Jagdish N Singh April 01, 2013 IDSA Comments
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Under the Jackboot Publisher: Genesis Publications ISBN: 81-7020-680-4 Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), which is the territory which Pakistan had acquired through aggression way back in 1947, remains as a no-man's-land which the world community seems to have forgotten. Comprising of nearly one-third of the original sovereign state of Jammu and Kashmir, it represents one of the biggest human tragedies of the contemporary political map of the world. E-Copy available Jasjit Singh Book
The Changing Face of International Media in Africa Making a breakthrough in the complicated arena of news media broadcasting requires more than a generous dosage of money and technology, especially if it involves diminishing the influence of traditional players in the media-scape of the continent. Sneha Bhura April 2013 Africa Trends
Perspectives on Crisis in Central African Republic The Central African Republic's political crisis is driven by international politics and resource competition. Ahana Banerjee April 2013 Africa Trends
Crisis in Eastern Congo and the Role of External Actors The crisis in eastern DRC cannot be resolved by merely accusing countries like Rwanda and Uganda of interference; Kinshasa has to review its response to the crisis. Keerthi Sampath Kumar April 2013 Africa Trends
More Ethnic Riots in Myanmar: Disturbances in Meikhtila Unless the leaders of varying political hue and institutional oligarchs, including the military and, above all, Su Kyi, show political wisdom, incidents such as those in Meikhtila, Yamethin, and state military action against the Karens and Kachins will continue to recur. Gautam Sen March 28, 2013 IDSA Comments
Five Highlights of FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 has transited into the annals of the MoD but picking up a few messages from it and carrying forward the unfinished agenda to the next year would be the greatest tribute to the year gone by. Amit Cowshish March 28, 2013 IDSA Comments
