Egypt’s About Turn on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam In what some see as a startling change of stance, Egypt has said that it is now willing to reconsider its staunch opposition to the Renaissance Dam that its neighbour, Ethiopia, is in the process of building; and that it will also mull over participating in the construction of the same. Sneha Bhura | November-December 2015 | Africa Trends
Asian Strategic Review 2015: India as a Security Provider Publisher: Pentagon Press India’s role as a security provider has increasingly been discussed and debated over a period of time. This has received a fillip as a result of India's growing capabilities, both economic and military. The 2015 edition of the Asian Strategic Review, is possibly the first book which analyses this facet in the Asian context. The book assesses India's capabilities as well as existing limitations. It contextualizes India's role in relation to important regions. Multinational fora and specific countries in Asia. The publication aims to provide greater clarity on the past, present and future contours of India's role as a security provider, in light of evolving strategic contours and its security implications. ISBN 978-81-8274-825-5, Price: ₹ 995/- E-copy available S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha | | Book
Lifeblood of Terrorism: Countering Terrorism Finance Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India Terrorism finance has aptly been termed as the lifeblood of terrorism. Yet, this remains one of the most under researched facets of terrorism. This limitation is even more apparent in the Indian context, despite the fact that the country has faced the scrouge of terrorism and insurgency for over five decades. Lifeblood of Terrorism: Countering Terrorism Finance, is the first book on the subject in an Indian context. ISBN 978-93-84052-18-8, Price: ?. 599/- E-copy available Vivek Chadha | | Book
India and South Asia: Exploring Regional Perceptions Publisher: Pentagon Press Perceptions play a very significant role in South Asian politics. They have largely shaped and influenced state policies and politics among the South Asian countries, especially in relation to India, over the years. State policies have at times been hostage to negative or adversarial perceptions, well-entrenched in the popular psyche. The perception formation in South Asia is an extremely dynamic process and has evolved differently in different countries. Perceptions are not static and often change with the shift in domestic as well as regional and global politics. ISBN 978-81-8274-812-5, Price: ₹ 995/- E-copy available Vishal Chandra | | Book
Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia: Approaches and Responses Publisher: Pentagon Press Asia is challenged by a number of non-traditional security issues including the food–energy–water nexus, climate change, transnational crime, terrorism, disaster relief and economic performance. This volume categorizes and clarifies some key emerging issues in the area and looks at their interconnectedness and implications. ISBN 978-11-3889-253-8, Price: $110.00/- Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Uttam Kumar Sinha | | Book
Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume I) Publisher: Pentagon Press This book is the first 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 workshop, 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 978-81-8274-849-1, Price: ?. 695.00 E-copy available P. K. Gautam , Saurabh Mishra , Arvind Gupta | | Book
The Crash of Metrojet 9268 in Sinai The air crash might prod the US and its allies to seek a political accommodation with Russia on Syria, and a grand coalition might emerge against the IS. But, even such a coalition will take long to dismantle the IS, assuming it were doable. K. P. Fabian | November 13, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Restoration of Inherent Financial Powers of Defence Services The MoD Order mentions that the IFAs are expected to give due attention to macro- management issues, highlighting the need for them to be involved in the planning and plan-review process. These are laudable objectives, but a well-knit mechanism for their implementation does not seem to exist at present. Gautam Sen | November 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Re-calibrating Iran-India Energy Ties India needs to capitalise on the emerging Iranian gas supply market and the current low price scenario, before rival consumers snap up Iranian exports or prices go up. Developing broader relations that entail incorporating gas supplies from Iran would give India greater leverage at a time when other countries in South Asia are emerging as key gas importers. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | November 10, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Need to Build an Effective Indo-German Partnership India and Germany have complementarities that can make them effective partners. However, converting these complementarities into possibilities will depend on creating conducive environment for greater German investment and a better understanding of the German world view. Nachiket Khadkiwala | November 09, 2015 | IDSA Comments
