Journal of Defence Studies

Alex Mintz and Karl DeRouen Jr., Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making

Leaders make decisions to go to war, make peace, form alliances, establish diplomatic relations, take a position on nuclear nonproliferation, impose economic sanctions, or ratify global environmental agreements. The focus...

Outcome Budgeting for Naval Dockyards

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...

Reconciling AFSPA with the Legal Spheres

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...

Restructuring the Indian Armed Forces

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...

Positive Prospects for Limited War in South Asia

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...

Enhancing Self-Esteem of the Soldier

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...

China’s Cyber Warfare Capability and India’s Concerns

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...

Dynamics of Indian Defence Technology: Indianisation, Indigenisation, Industrialisation, Integration

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...

Washington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan

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...

Preventive Diplomacy, Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience

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...

The Human Element in Military Effectiveness: A Systems Approach

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...

Military Diplomacy

This paper provides conceptual and practical aspects of military diplomacy. It examines India’s recent efforts in enhancing its military diplomacy vis-àvis Chinese military diplomacy conundrum in Asia, especially in South...

Jagannath P. Panda, China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition, New Delhi: Pentagon Security International, 2010

It is not very often in India, that comes across a book about China that goes beyond the traditional subject of India-China relations. Jagannath P. Panda’s book China’s Path to...

Naeem Salik, The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence: Pakistan’s Perspective, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010

On any subject, there are always two stories to tell- or may be more. This book seems to do the same when it comes to the debate over the nuclearisation...

Journal of Defence Studies

Alex Mintz and Karl DeRouen Jr., Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making

Outcome Budgeting for Naval Dockyards

Reconciling AFSPA with the Legal Spheres

Restructuring the Indian Armed Forces

Positive Prospects for Limited War in South Asia

Enhancing Self-Esteem of the Soldier

China’s Cyber Warfare Capability and India’s Concerns

Dynamics of Indian Defence Technology: Indianisation, Indigenisation, Industrialisation, Integration

Washington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan

Preventive Diplomacy, Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience

The Human Element in Military Effectiveness: A Systems Approach

Military Diplomacy

Jagannath P. Panda, China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition, New Delhi: Pentagon Security International, 2010

Naeem Salik, The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence: Pakistan’s Perspective, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010

Enhancing Soldiers’ Capability for Counter-Insurgency Operations

India’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

India-Republic of Korea Military Diplomacy : Past and Future Projections

India-Pakistan Relations: Military Diplomacy vs Strategic Engagement

Resolution 1325: Evolution of Gender Perspective in UN Peacekeeping Operations

Defence Diplomacy in US-India Strategic Relationship