Cryptocurrencies and the Regulators Dilemma This special feature explores the mechanics and attributes which have led to the steep rise in the popularity of cryptocurrencies, delves into the risks they pose to the user and... Munish Sharma | August 01, 2017 | Special Feature
Transfer of Defence Technology: Moving beyond Self-Reliance towards Technological Superiority Foreign collaborations optimised for profit, risk-sharing and a common goal of achieving technological superiority could well enable India to break into the global market in select areas. Kevin A. Desouza | July 31, 2017 | Issue Brief
13th Five-Year Defence Plan (2017-22) – A Re-Run of the Past Achieving the intended outcomes of the 13th five-year defence plan is critically dependent on the ability of the Ministry of Finance to increase the defence budget by at least 100... Amit Cowshish | July 31, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Way Forward to a final Naga Settlement Maximum autonomy may be accorded in ethnic, cultural and developmental realms to autonomous councils for all Naga areas in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and even Assam, through suitable amendment to the... Gautam Sen | July 31, 2017 | IDSA Comments
The New Arthashastra: A Security Strategy for India, edited by Gurmeet Kanwal The clamour for a national security strategy has become part of a constant refrain that accompanies every debate on India’s strategic culture or national security outlook. This repeated call for... Vivek Chadha | July 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Assessing Maritime Power in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Greg Kennedy and Harsh V. Pant Since taking over in 2009, the Obama Administration considered Asia to be significant for power cooperation and for establishing an international order based on accepted rules and norms. This started... Sarabjeet Singh Parmar | July 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Is the GCC Crisis De-escalating? While the GCC crisis seems to be de-escalating, there is no end in sight as yet. K. P. Fabian | July 26, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Air Support for Internal Security Operations: What India can Learn from Trinidad and Tobago Air power has long been recognised as a useful asset in internal security operations, running the full gamut from militarised counter-insurgency (CI) and counter-terrorist (CT) operations to the mundane task... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | July 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
International Military Exercises: An Indian Perspective International military exercises are an extension of military training for partner countries and a significant military diplomacy tool. Since 2012, the Indian armed forces have engaged 23 countries in 93... Kishore Kumar Khera | July 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Formulation of a European Union Budget The moot point is whether member countries are clear about the EU’s economic dysfunctions and the degree of economic unification they desire for surmounting them. Gautam Sen | July 24, 2017 | IDSA Comments
