Operation Kilo Flight: Night Attack By Otter Aircraft – A First-Hand Account Operation Kilo Flight was inaugurated on 28 September 1971 by Air Chief Marshal P. C. Lal in the presence of Group Captain A. K. Khondker, who was our second-in-command with... Shamsul Alam | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Making of the Bangladesh State: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta, Bengali Language Movement and Birth of a Nation Any history of the Bengalis’ fight for their linguistic heritage and cultural rights cannot be told without a reference to Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta, who played a pioneering role in the... Aroma Dutta | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Guest Editor’s Introduction At the turn of the 21st century, the world entered a new period of development. The customary bipolar system that prevailed after World War II had collapsed following the self-destruction... Alexander Lukin | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Editor’s Note This year, Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of the War of Liberation. The struggle for freedom, which started soon after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, culminated in signing the Instrument... Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Prospects for India–Russia Cooperation in the Arctic Given India–Russia longstanding relationship and formal mechanisms of cooperation, the Arctic brings new opportunities. From joint oil and gas development projects to connectivity via shipping and fibre optic routes, the... Bipandeep Sharma , Uttam Kumar Sinha | October 29, 2021 | Issue Brief
The Protection of Sea Lines of Communication during 1971 War As the bulk of India’s foreign trade transits through sea, it turns sea lines of communication through the Indian Ocean strategically important for India. The newly independent India did not... Somita Chakraborty | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Strategic Significance of Admiral Michael Gilday’s Visit to India The recent visit of the Chief of US Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday to India is not only significant to the national security narrative of India and the US but... R. Vignesh | October 28, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Operational Aspects of the 1971 War in the Maritime Domain The 1971 Indo-Pak War can be described as the Indian Navy’s (IN’s) finest hour. Until then, save for limited action in Liberation of Goa in 1961 and defensive operations in... Srikant B. Kesnur , M. Doraibabu , Ashish Kale | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Evolving Idea of the Quad: Emerging Technology By making the emerging technology one of the cornerstones of the grouping, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has shown its resilience to stay relevant in the fast-changing strategic environment of... Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | October 26, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Mali: Growing Trend of Violence Against UN Peacekeepers The growing trend of attacks on international entities besides the government units and civilians in Mali is an issue of serious concern. The complex security situation in Mali and high... Sindhu Dinesh | October 25, 2021 | IDSA Comments
