International Law Matters: Implications of the ICJ Reparations Judgment in the DRC v. Uganda Case The ruling is considered the most detailed decision of the United Nations' top court in war compensation and signifies the occupying powers' reparation duties for damages resulting from its direct... Rajeesh Kumar | January-June 2022 | Africa Trends
Taking Gender Seriously: African Union and the WPS Agenda Though the African Union has made significant achievements with gender related policies, national and regional action plans, and establishing numerous WPS networks across the continent, the progress is still gradual.... Bulbul Prakash | January-June 2022 | Africa Trends
African Union @ 20: Addressing Peace and Security Challenges on the Continent The African Union (AU) marks its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of searching for African solutions for African problems. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and continuous conflicts in some... Ruchita Beri | January-June 2022 | Africa Trends
Can Algeria Be Europe’s Quick Fix for the Energy Conundrum? Algeria is already in a delicate position of maintaining balance between its energy trade with Europe, and close strategic ties with Russia. Europe is looking for stable and secure energy... Anandita Bhada | January-June 2022 | Africa Trends
Institutions that Shaped India: DRDO, by Ravi Kumar Gupta With India approaching the 75th year of independence in 2022, there are few institutions that can narrate the roller-coaster journey that the country has taken to become a modern nation.... Laxman Kumar Behera | January-March 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
A Game Theoretic Analysis for Ladakh Standoff, 2020 A game theoretic analysis for Ladakh standoff is presented in this article. Starting with Prisoner’s Dilemma (PD) game, a more flexible game, known as De-escalation game is derived by incorporating... Sanjay Kumar Singh | January-March 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Decoding State of Affairs in Mali: Internal Politics, Security Crisis and External Involvement Recurrent coups have increased the existing political instability in Mali. A major issue has been the unidimensional focus of the international community and regional players in providing only military support... Sindhu Dinesh | January 14, 2022 | Issue Brief
Evaluating Jointness in the Indian Military: A Conceptual and Methodological Approach The institutionalisation of jointness in the Indian military is a key driver of ongoing defence reforms. To attain this goal, the Indian Armed Forces are encapsulating principles of joint warfare,... Ladhu R. Choudhary | January-March 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to Maldives Boosts Bilateral Relationship The recent visit of Sheikh Hasina to the Maldives provided an opportunity to strengthen the bilateral relationship and enhance connectivity, trade and commerce between the two countries. The visit also... Anand Kumar | January 13, 2022 | IDSA Comments
Battle Ready for the 21st Century, edited by Lieutenant General A.K. Singh and Brigadier Narender Kumar Currently and in the next 10–15 years in the Indian subcontinent, warfare is going to be based on multi-domain operations, including land, sea, air, space and information, with information warfare... P.K. Chakravorty | January-March 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
