MMRCA Mess and the Need for Professionalism in the Defence Acquisition Process The CAG report relating to the Indian Air Force has highlighted various anomalies and the unprofessional manner in which defence acquisitions are handled. Vinay Kaushal | February 22, 2019 | Issue Brief
Pulwama Attack: Time to Get the Messaging Right Pakistan’s hybrid war is a reality. India’s efforts need to be oriented towards countering such a war. Vivek Chadha | February 20, 2019 | Policy Brief
US-Venezuela Stand-off: Impact on Global Oil Prices With US sanctions in place on the Venezuelan oil industry, global oil prices are set to rise once again, which may have major geopolitical and geo-economic consequences. Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Chithra Purushothaman | February 20, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Consolidating India-Iran Cooperation While Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif’s visit has created a better environment, the challenge lies in sustaining the current momentum Nagapushpa Devendra | February 14, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Interim Defence Budget 2019-20 The eight per cent hike in the interim defence budget 2019-20 is bound to further intensify the resource problem of the MoD, which is already battling a massive shortage of... Laxman Kumar Behera | February 04, 2019 | Issue Brief
Defence Budget 2019-20: The Slide Continues Defence capability building and capability sustenance have been adversely affected over the past decade because of inadequate allocations and the status quo approach of the Defence Services. Vinay Kaushal | February 04, 2019 | IDSA Comments
One Year of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement Although the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement has been able to mainstream the Pashtun issue and has inspired popular empathy, its anti-establishment thrust has made it a soft target for the pro-establishment... Zainab Akhter | January 28, 2019 | IDSA Comments
India’s National Security: Annual Review 2018 National security refers to securing a nation’s citizens, territory, resources, assets, ideologies, institutions, and interests against threats which may emanate from changing geopolitical state of affairs, changing relations between nations,... Atul Pant | January-March 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Domestic Debate over China’s Growing Strategic Presence in the Indian Ocean This article seeks to capture the domestic debate in India over China’s activities in the Indian Ocean. It engages the critical geopolitical articulation around formal, practical and popular geopolitics, and... Rajdeep Pakanati | January-March 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Debating Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Technology and the armed forces have a symbiotic relationship. Many technologies which are presently used in day-to-day life, like the Internet or navigation systems (global positioning system [GPS]), actually have... Ajey Lele | January-March 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
