Sino-Indian Dynamics in Littoral Asia – The View from New Delhi China’s growing stakes in the Indian Ocean, in particular the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) expanding profile in South Asia, has caused deep concern in India, where many believe Chinese... Abhijit Singh | May 2019 | Strategic Analysis
The BRI and India’s Neighbourhood Chinese President Xi Jinping initially proposed to build an ‘economic belt’ and a ‘21st-century Maritime Silk Road’ in 2013 which were formalised as the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) in... Bhumitra Chakma | May 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Sri Lanka: Securitising Minority Alienation The Easter bomb blasts is a grim reminder of how the undercurrent of ethno-religious violence remains a dominant factor in Sri Lanka’s chequered history. Smruti S. Pattanaik | April 29, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Rebel Law: Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict by Frank Ledwidge Frank Ledwidge begins Rebel Law with a vision to consolidate and derive comprehensive narratives surrounding lawfare—law used as a means of achieving agendas—and to provide recommendations as to how effectively... Suriya Narayanan | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory by Deepshikha Shahi The recognition of Kautilya’s Arthashastra as a foundational text of international relations (IR) theory has been a cumbersome process, both in India and internationally. The IR community has exhibited a... Michael Liebig | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and World War II: War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45 by Kaushik Roy World War II (1939-45) was a watershed moment in modern world history. It drastically changed the social and political map of the world, and especially of the Indian subcontinent which... Manas Dutta | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and China at Sea: Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean, edited by David Brewster A multitude of reasons, like world geopolitics, rapid double-digit economic growth, military development, trade, presence in multinational organisations and global initiatives such as Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Maritime... M. Doraibabu | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
In Awe of the Atom: Proliferation, Threats, and Costs of Nuclear Management ince the time of their invention and the first-and-only use on 6 and 9 August 1945 on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively, nuclear weapons have been seen by... Nazir Ahmad Mir | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Broadening the Education for Synergetic Civil–Military Relations Statecraft, diplomacy and warfare are not only a matter of brute force, but also a function of scholarship to understand the past, present and future of the art, science and... P. K. Gautam | April-June 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Belt and Road Initiative: An opportunity or risk for Africa? China's Belt and Road Initiative helps African countries in reducing the infrastructure gap in the region. However, it also leaves them open to the risk of unsustainable debt. Ruchita Beri | April 15, 2019 | IDSA Comments
