Strategic Analysis

The KMT’s Predicament: Cross-Strait Relations and Taiwan’s Domestic Politics

On October 6, 2020, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (parliament) passed two important Resolutions, moved by the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). These sought to ensure ‘US military aid in combating...

Strategic Use of Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam’s External Relations with Major Powers

The article focuses on analyzing the ‘Cam Ranh policy’ of the Vietnamese government as well as the implementation of this policy since 2002 via its relations with major powers such...

Pham Thi Yen |
January 2021 |
Strategic Analysis

Modeling Attribution of Cyber Attacks Using Bayesian Belief Networks

The article makes an attempt to bring to the fore the various factors which are considered in the due process of attribution of a cyber-attack and the correlation of credible...

The Sino-Indian Geopolitics and Maritime Security of the Indian Ocean Region

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a prominent arena in international politics, in terms of trade, tourism, population, among other aspects. Several countries, some unconnected geographically, have shown interest in...

Sainandan S. Iyer , Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay , Sridhar D. Iyer |
January 2021 |
Strategic Analysis

U.N. Peace-Keeping: Asian, African and American Interaction

November 2020 Volume: 44 Issue: 6 From the Archives

Aparna Pande, From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy

Aparna Pande, From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy, Noida, HarperCollins India, 2020, 223 pp., Rs. 399:00 (paperback), ISBN 9789353579074

Bruno Maçães, Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order

Bruno Maçães, Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, New Delhi, Penguin Viking, 2019, 194 pp., Rs. 599 (Hardcover), ISBN 9780670092307

Brigadier (Dr) M. P. Singh (Retd), Political Leadership and Indian Armed Forces in Diplomacy and War

Book review Brigadier (Dr) M. P. Singh (Retd), Political Leadership and Indian Armed Forces in Diplomacy and War, Greenfields Publishers, Dehradun, 2019, 351 pp., Rs.1,095.00 (hardcover), ISBN 9789381089392

Revisiting Beijing’s Revisionist Quest in the Indo-Pacific

November 2020 Volume: 44 Issue: 6 Review Essay

Indo-Pacific and the Role of India Within It

November 2020 Volume: 44 Issue: 6 Review Essay

The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century

Atul Mishra |
November 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

Turkey and the Regional Flashpoint in Libya

November 2020 Volume: 44 Issue: 6 Commentaries

India’s Oil Imports from the US: How Beneficial Are They?

India has been importing oil from the US to diversify away from the Middle Eastern Crudes. However, the weak oil demand, with attendant supply glut and contest for market share...

President Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign and Iran’s Endgame

Iran—US relations are in a state of flux due to President Trump’s draconian sanctions, what is dubbed the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, to force Iran to renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal....

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Defence Indigenization: The Case of Bullet-Resistant Jackets

Post-COVID, the renewed emphasis on indigenisation in India calls for a fresh, in-depth examination of the entire range of issues and policies pertaining to the development of a capable domestic...

Sanjay Mitra |
November 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

China’s India Policy in the 1950s: From Friendship to Antagonism

What led to the Sino-Indian militarized confrontations in 1959? I argue that Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai became a victim of changed perceptions in China. As long as China’s external and internal environment...

Daniel Balazs |
November 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

Expanding Role of PLAAF in China’s National Security Strategy

China’s great power ambition and actions have been fuelled by its spectacular economic growth and military modernization. The need to sustain the economy and energy flow makes the East and...