Journal of Defence Studies

Role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces in 2010 Floods

When nature laid its wrath on Pakistan in July 2010, engulfing major parts of the country with devastating floods, it demanded that the nation stand tall. This led to emergence...

Aid to Civil Authorities by Army in Bihar: A Case Study

This article tries to examine the role played by the Army during a natural disaster. India’s federal set-up tends to complicates issues and, quite often, politics dominates the humanitarian aspect,...

The Role of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force in Disaster Management

A wealthy twin-island nation, Trinidad and Tobago has had few serious disasters to challenge its capacity to cope with such incidents. Although several plans for disaster management exist, these have...

Reassessing India’s Disaster Management Preparedness and the Role of the Indian Armed Forces

In recent years, the intensity of the occurrence of natural disasters has increased manifold. Responding to this, the Government of India has undertaken various measures to mitigate the impact of...

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in India’s National Strategy

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations have attracted the attention of the global community in recent years. Building capabilities, interoperability and a conceptual framework for participation in these operations...

Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta, Arming without Aiming: India’s Military Modernisation

Stephen Cohen has been a long-time South Asia watcher. His books on the region’s two protagonist militaries (The Pakistan Army and The Indian Army: Its Contribution to the Development of...

Ravi Kalia, ed., Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy

Abraham Lincoln, defined democracy as: “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”. Democracy is a form of government in which the authority of government is based...

Pakistan: Crisis of Confidence & Credibility

Pakistan has all the signs and symptoms of an ailing State that may not be able to sustain itself at the current rate of deterioration. It suffers from the crisis...

Bruce Riedel, Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America and the Future of the Global Jihad

This book was important when Osama bin Laden was alive and a seemingly never ending hunt was on for him. But, now, in the backdrop of his death due to...

Case Study of MV Suez and Anti Piracy Operations: Lessons for India and Pakistan

A study of how the case of MV Suez a pirated vessel was handled would serve to provide some invaluable lessons on how India and Pakistan should join hands to...

Fault Lines in Pakistan’s Armed Forces: Impact on the Stability of the State

Since the creation of Pakistan, the state has been bedevilled by one crisis after another. Over the last six decades, Pakistan has remained consistently dependant on its armed forces to...

Andaman and Nicobar Command: From an Experiment to an Inspiration

The Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands are India’s gateways to the east and their significance in its national security calculus is increasingly being realised, as they fit perfectly in the...

Operation Neptune Spear and Role of Technology

The US Special Forces undertook Operation Neptune Spear nicknamed “Geronimo” to kill Osama bin Laden on May 02, 2011. The importance of this operation is momentous. In the absence of...

Pakistan’s Military-Militant Cabal

Pakistan has for long been running with the hares and hunting with the hounds. While it has been a key partner of the international community in the war against terror,...

TNW in Nuclear First Use: The Legal Counter

Pakistan’s ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) in a press release in April announced the development of the Nasr (Hatf IX) a ‘Short Range Surface to Surface Multi Tube (sic) Ballistic...

Whither Aid? Future of US Assistance to Pakistan

Post 9/11, accepting the indispensability of Pakistan in solving the Afghan problem, US sanctioned massive flow of aid in Pakistan. Having committed substantial amount of aid henceforth, US feels its...

Understanding the Motivation of Pakistan’s Security and Defence Policies: Roots of Pakistan’s Emergence as the Epicentre of Terrorism

The idea of Pakistan survives on the premise of enmity towards India. This premise came into existence well before Pakistan became a reality. Some in Pakistan believe that the country...

Journal of Defence Studies

Role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces in 2010 Floods

Aid to Civil Authorities by Army in Bihar: A Case Study

The Role of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force in Disaster Management

Reassessing India’s Disaster Management Preparedness and the Role of the Indian Armed Forces

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in India’s National Strategy

Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta, Arming without Aiming: India’s Military Modernisation

Ravi Kalia, ed., Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy

Pakistan: Crisis of Confidence & Credibility

Bruce Riedel, Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America and the Future of the Global Jihad

Case Study of MV Suez and Anti Piracy Operations: Lessons for India and Pakistan

Fault Lines in Pakistan’s Armed Forces: Impact on the Stability of the State

Andaman and Nicobar Command: From an Experiment to an Inspiration

Operation Neptune Spear and Role of Technology

Pakistan’s Military-Militant Cabal

TNW in Nuclear First Use: The Legal Counter

Whither Aid? Future of US Assistance to Pakistan

Understanding the Motivation of Pakistan’s Security and Defence Policies: Roots of Pakistan’s Emergence as the Epicentre of Terrorism

Pakistan: Inter Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) – An Analytical Overview

The Pakistan Navy: A Transformation from ‘Fledgling Force’ to ‘Fighting Machine’

Military-Intelligence-Militant Nexus in Pakistan: Fighting a War of Asymmetry against India