Understanding Ethical Behaviour towards Better Institutional Functioning in the Armed Forces At the heart of ethical choices lies the complex interplay between individual intentions and environmental vectors. Factors such as stress, misguided motivations and the failure to handle positional power make... Ankush Banerjee | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Long-term Effects of UK Defence Privatisation: Lessons for India? This article argues that privatisation of defence has failed to achieve the objectives of increased competition (between producers) leading to increased choice and reduced costs (to purchasers). Instead, costs have... Jonathan S. Swift | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Gilgit-Baltistan and its Saga of Unending Human Rights Violations, by Alok Bansal In general, the contemporary and historical narrative of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is mostly woven through the prism of Kashmir issue, disregarding comprehensive information about strategically important regions like Ladakh... Zainab Akhter | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Guardians of God: Inside the Religious Mind of Pakistani Taliban, by Mona Kanwal Sheikh In the recent past, several Islamist movements promising to re-establish the pristine political system dating back to the days of the Prophet have captured the mind of believers. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan... Smruti S. Pattanaik | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
The McMahon Line: A Century of Discord, by J.J. Singh The Sino-Indian boundary dispute remains the most enduring and challenging problem that bedevils relations between India and China. With a history of well over a century of differences on the... Vivek Chadha | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s DF-41 Ballistic Missile Deployment and the Impact on its Nuclear Deterrence The deployment of the DF-41 ballistic missile in China shows that the nature of its nuclear posture is at a critical stage of evolution. On the one hand, the deployment... M.S. Prathibha | October-December 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Will Turkey be Able to Establish a ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria? Turkish President Erdo?an has made the issue of establishing a ‘safe zone’ inside Syria a domestic political issue, linked to national security. However, given the complexities of the Syrian crisis,... Md. Muddassir Quamar | October 11, 2019 | IDSA Comments
The Abqaiq Attack – Fallout on Oil Market While there is no immediate shortage of oil as the market is balanced for the time being, there are growing concerns about potential conflict in the region leading to supply... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | October 07, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Is Xenophobia Gripping South Africa? The recent spate of violence in South Africa appears to be rooted in the country’s failure to fully transform itself in the post-apartheid era. If the government fails to effectively... Anand Kumar | October 04, 2019 | IDSA Comments
China’s Continuing Rare Earth Dominance Given China’s stated policy of using its rare earth dominance for strategic purposes, countries have been looking for ways to diversify their sources of supply. India too needs to acquire... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 27, 2019 | IDSA Comments
