Complex Project Management: An Appropriate Monitoring/Evaluation / Course Correction Methodology

Avoid persecution of the responsible parties if there are overruns, otherwise in future the managers will be reluctant to give any information for fear that it will be held against...

• Anuradha Mitra |
• January 2010 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Challenges of Capability definition and Cost Efficient QR Formulation

Services need to be very clear about their future requirements for the next 10 to 15 years based on an in depth analysis of the emerging threats and evolving technologies....

• R. K. Dhir |
• January 2010 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Commercial Evaluation Challenges – The Critical Task of Best and Final Commercial Offer Format – An Optimal Decision Matrix

To prevent diffusion of responsibility, dedicated teams should be in place for the entire duration of a project, especially for non-R&D projects. The team should be mandated to stick to...

• Shobhana Joshi |
• January 2010 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Severing the Hawala Trail to and from India

Terror groups need money for procuring weapons, ammunitions, material, communication equipment, recruiting, conducting information operations, housing, and paying compensation to active members and their dependents. Terror organizations utilize a number...

• Dushyant Singh |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Use of Force: Possibilities in the Indo-Pak Context

My presentation on, “ Use of Force - Possibilities in the Indo – Pak Context ” shall be brief and pointed. I shall make a few salient points, leaving the...

• Raj Shukla |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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An Empirical Study of Motivation in the Indian Air Force

Motivation in the IAF implies dedicated, reliable and sustained performance from the air warriors under most trying and dangerous situations fraught with risks to life. Consequently, the motivational drives and...

• Jagdeep Singh |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Defence Budgeting: Trends and Issues

The defence budget for the financial year 2009-2010, even though in terms of percentage increase appears large, yet it is not actually so. There has generally been a mismatch between...

• Vinod Anand |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Thinking Change in the Armed Forces

History is replete with examples of radical, modest and even failed transformations, thus revealing the fact that the armed forces are intrinsically not flexible enough to accept transformational changes. The...

• Harinder Singh |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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National Security Decision Making Structures in India: Lessons from the IPKF Involvement in Sri Lanka

A critical appraisal of the national security decision making (NSDM) during IPKF operations is revealing. At every stage, the NSDM was found wanting. The fact that none of the actors...

• N. Manoharan |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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China and Francophone Western Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Indian Interests

The cooperation between China and Francophone Western Indian Ocean region is now getting more visible, particularly after the China-Africa summit in November 2006. China's new thrust in the Francophone Western...

• Vidhan Pathak |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Climate Change and the Military

India is a responsible regional and global power. The military is a highly energy and material intensive part of a nation. It is also destructive in its primary mission. It...

• P. K. Gautam |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Military Response to a Future 26/11 – A Dissuasive Analysis

The advantage in foregrounding the military option is in the deterrence value. Further, it helps the military and the government prepare for the exercise of the option in case of...

• Ali Ahmed |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Sudan – Conflicts, Terror, and Oil

Sudan has been at the cross-roads of conflict for years as two bitter civil wars marred the last decade. It is a prisoner of history as the departing British, to...

• Shailender Arya |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Mumbai Redux: Debating India’s Strategic Response Options

A year has elapsed since the Mumbai carnage and there are renewed intelligence inputs about further terrorist attacks on our seaboard. What could be the Pakistani motivations for a resumption...

• G. D. Bakshi |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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India’s Defence Public Sector Undertakings: A Performance Analysis

India has established eight Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) whose responsibility is to provide the Armed Forces state-of-the-art equipments and at the same time enhance country's self-reliance in defence production....

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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The BDR Mutiny: Mystery Remains but Democracy Emerges Stronger

The mutiny in para-military force, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) took place only two months after the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh. This mutiny nearly upstaged the newly installed Shaikh Hasina government....

• Anand Kumar |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Sri Lanka: Dismounting the Tiger

A critical appraisal of the national security decision making (NSDM) during IPKF operations is revealing. At every stage, the NSDM was found wanting. The fact that none of the actors...

• M.R. Narayan Swamy |
• October 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Aerial Terrorism

Aerial terrorism is gradually emerging as a potent form of terrorism capable of causing significant damage to human life and infrastructure. Aircrafts and UAVs can be easily used as guided...

• Ajey Lele , Archana Mishra |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Critical Defence Technologies – The DRDO Perspective

DRDO has been the torchbearer of the defence research and development in the country. It has been responsible for identifying critical technologies, working out modalities for technology development and identifying...

• Nabanita R. Krishnan |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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Outsourcing and Vendor Development in the Indian Ordnance Factories

Ordnance factories are the oldest and largest single organisation in India's defence industrial set up. The organisation is found to be inefficient and uncompetitive from the angles of market share,...

• N. Neihsial |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

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