Cultural Explanation of Statecraft: The Polities and Policies of Asoka and Akbar Constructivism argues that the behaviour of actors in international politics is shaped by factors like identity, norms, rules, etc. Though it has been well argued that these factors shape and... Nazir Ahmad Mir | July-September 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
A Comparison of Kamandaka’s Nitisara and Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Statecraft, Diplomacy and Warfare Kamandaka’s Nitisara was composed after the classic and the only surviving root text of Kautilya’s Arthashastra. Both the texts are important milestones in Indic heritage and tradition of political science.... P. K. Gautam | July-September 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
A ‘Regional’ Intervention in the Debate on India’s Strategic Culture: Maratha Statecraft in Agyapatra Existing scholarship on India’s strategic culture pronounces on it either based almost entirely on India’s post-independence strategic behaviour with some references to the pre-independence period or on select historical experiences... Arpita Anant | July-September 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Can we Become Wiser from the Havoc of COVID-19? Abstract: COVID-19 sent the whole world and economy into a tailspin. This article first explores the brief history of use of biological weapons. Furthermore, it encapsulates the debates surrounding the…... D. Padma Kumar Pillay | July-December 2021 | CBW Magazine
Novichok and Murkier case of Navalny poisoning: Is Russia Flouting Chemical Weapon Convention obligations? Abstract: Novichok nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War emerged as a lethal tool due to their use in attempted assassinations recently. Two such attempts involving…... Animesh Roul | July-December 2021 | CBW Magazine
Interrogating ‘Hyphenated Cultures’: India’s Strategic Culture and its Intelligence Culture In the late 1950s, the concept of 'political culture' was first developed. Towards the end of the Cold War, scholars in International Relations (IR) theory and security studies developed the... Michael Liebig | July-September 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
WTO TRIPS Waiver and COVID-19 Vaccine Equity The vaccine inequity is not only morally indefensible but clinically counter-productive. Allowing most of the world’s population to go unvaccinated will only spawn new virus mutations. Preventing this humanitarian catastrophe... Rajeesh Kumar | July 12, 2021 | Issue Brief
Israeli Foreign Minister’s Visit to UAE: Taking Abraham Accords Forward Israel and UAE have laid a strong foundation for their relationship by signing the Abraham Accords. While both are prioritising economic cooperation and exploring opportunities in other key sectors, how... Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | July 12, 2021 | IDSA Comments
What Should Define Integration of Armed Forces? Unless the armed forces and the security establishment take a singular approach to warfighting, which includes evolving a singular concept of warfighting, identifying threats and challenges, and medium and long-term... Vivek Chadha | July 12, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Indigenisation – In Need of Policy Framework There is a need to formulate a composite policy that focuses on indigenisation in high priority technology areas, shedding the notion that it must necessarily result in savings. A more... Amit Cowshish | July 09, 2021 | IDSA Comments
