Naga Peace Accord and the Kuki and Meitei Insurgencies in Manipur The Naga peace accord is a historic step. It needs to be followed up by correct policy interventions that serve to undercut the relevance of the Kuki and Meitei insurgencies and thus usher in peace in Manipur. Sushil Kumar Sharma | January 05, 2016 | Policy Brief
Nuclear India through a Western Eye Like a section of the US non-proliferation community that relishes supporting and sympathising with China and Pakistan, Levy and the Center for Public Integrity have followed the same approach. Rajiv Nayan | January 04, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Multi-party Democracy in the Maldives and the Emerging Security Environment in the Indian Ocean Region Publisher: Pentagon Press Maldives is the smallest country of South Asia. But its significance is no less because of its crucial geo-strategic location in the Indian Ocean. It sits astride on major sea lanes of communications (SLOCs). However, the crucial geo-strategic location of the Maldives has also caused problems for the country as it has aroused interests of major world powers. ISBN 978-81-8274-895-8, Price: ₹ 795 E-copy available Anand Kumar | | Book
Riverine Neighbourhood: Hydro-politics in South Asia Publisher: Pentagon Press Rivers are the most visible form of fresh water. Rivers are ancient and older than civilizations a ‘mini cosmos’ spawning history, tales, spirituality, and technological incursions. Flowing rivers are the largest renewable water resource as well as a crucible for both humans and aquatic ecosystem. ISBN 978-81-8274-914-6, Price: ₹ 895 E-copy available Uttam Kumar Sinha | | Book
Geopolitical Shifts in West Asia: Trends and Implications Publisher: Pentagon Press The West Asian region is undergoing a phase of massive turbulence since the outbreak of the Arab Spring. This period has been marked by popular protests, internal conflicts, civil wars, military interventions and involvement of external players. The regional security situation remains fragile with a new terrorist entity, the Islamic State, emerging to challenge the existing geographical boundaries of the region. There has been an enormous increase in terrorism and extremism, and the non-state actors have gained significant influence in regional politics. ISBN 978-81-8274-877-4, Price: ₹ 995.00 E-copy available Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | | Book
Securing Cyberspace: International and Asian Perspectives Publisher: Pentagon Press This edited volume contains the papers presented at the 18th Asian Security Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses held in February 2016. The authors, drawn from government, law enforcement, diplomacy, private sector, armed forces and academia, examine a range of issues central to cybersecurity. The chapters in this volume not only provide an outline of the journey so far, but more importantly, give indicators of future trends in cybersecurity from the vantage point of the respective experts. Contributions from Asia are particularly highlighted to promote and provoke greater discussion on perspective from within the region on cybersecurity issues. ISBN 978-81-8274-918-4, Price: ₹ 1295 E-copy available Cherian Samuel , Munish Sharma | | Book
Asian Strategic Review 2016 -Terrorism: Emerging Trends Publisher: Pentagon Press Under the US leadership, the international community has been fighting the war on global terrorism for the past decade and a half. Strategies and targets have undergone several changes in this war, but terrorism continues to show no signs of decline. It continues to pose a major security challenge to world order and stability. Concrete and chilling evidence for this was provided by the recent attacks in Paris, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kunduz, Kabul, Peshawar and Pathankot. The list is indeed long and extensive to be fully recorded here. During the first 15 days of 2016, one website records 17 terrorist attacks in different parts of the world.E-Copy available ISBN 978-81-8274-885-9, Price: ?. 1295.00 E-copy available S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha | | Book
Even If It Ain’t Broke Yet, Do Fix It: Enhancing Effectiveness Through Military Change Publisher: Pentagon Press Bringing about change in any setup, especially major shifts, is a challenges. This challenges is accentuated further in a strictly hierarchical organisation like the army, presenting an unenviable contradiction to both senior military practitioner and the governing elite, wherein, change is inevitable, yet, it is most likely to be resisted. ISBN 978-81-8274-919-1, Price: ₹ 795 E-copy available Vivek Chadha | | Book
Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume III) Publisher: Pentagon Press This book is the third in a series of three volumes on "Kautilya and His Vocabulary" as a part of the "Indigenous Historical Knowledge" project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya's Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2, Price: ?. 795 E-copy available P. K. Gautam , Saurabh Mishra , Arvind Gupta | | Book
India–Myanmar Relations: Changing Contours by Rajiv Bhatia Myanmar is an underrated neighbour with the potential to influence India’s vital strategic and economic interests. To keep track of the pulse of the mystic nation that is India’s closest Southeast Asian neighbour demands not just a scholarly approach but an empathy and an emotional connect. Rajiv Bhatia’s book, India–Myanmar Relations, is timely as it comes during a period when Myanmar is going through a significant phase of transition. Myanmar today stands at a crossroads confronted by a combination of developments on the domestic, regional and global planes. Udai Bhanu Singh | January 2016 | Strategic Analysis
