Walking Back Delusional Nuclear Policies India’s ‘dual use’ nuclear policy has been strung out from the beginning between the peaceful atom and military atom as illustrated in Jawaharlal Nehru’s use of the phrase for the... Bharat Karnad | May 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Implications of CAATSA for India’s Defence Relations with Russia and America While the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) are unlikely to be imposed on India anytime soon, it is nonetheless likely to prove a dampener on... Laxman Kumar Behera , G. Balachandran | April 26, 2018 | Issue Brief
Defence Investor Cell Needs Fleshing Out The Cell will remain hamstrung if its powers are not clearly defined, especially in regard to securing budgetary support which is to be provided by the Director General of Quality... Amit Cowshish | April 24, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Maoist Finances This article shows that the Maoists have been collecting not less than Rs 140 crore annually from a variety of sources: businesses—big and small—industry; contractors engaged in various trades; corrupt... P. V. Ramana | April-June 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and China – Time for a dialogue on nuclear security? It may be time for India and China to discuss nuclear issues bilaterally with a view to mediating the uncertainties borne of their differing perspectives and postures. Rukmani Gupta | April 19, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Creation of Defence Planning Committee: A Step towards Credible Defence Preparedness With the powerful DPC in place and the NSA assuming the role of de facto CDS for all practical purposes other than in operational matters, the defence planning process is... Laxman Kumar Behera | April 19, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Raksha Mantri to Pursue India’s Defence Cooperation Agenda in SCO India should institute regular strategic and security dialogue and conferences to discuss issues of common interests and identify priority actions for stronger cooperation with SCO countries. P. Stobdan | April 16, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Defence Budget: Beyond the Numbers Objectives and resources have to be in sync with each other and if adequate resources cannot be provided objectives have to be suitably recalibrated and alternative ways found to achieve... Amit Cowshish | April 16, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Jihadist Radicalisation in India: Internal Challenges, External Threats The Indian strategic community has for long debated aspects of jihadist radicalisation in the country—particularly over its origins, causes, extent, trajectory and possible counter-measures. This article posits that in the... Adil Rasheed | April-June 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
Inherent Structural Constraints Challenging India’s Internal Security The words ‘internal security’ do not figure in the Constitution of India. At the time of the framing of the Indian Constitution, the lawmakers were more worried about preserving the... G.K. Pillai | April-June 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
