Editorial Note 2015 is a very special year for the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, marking 50 years since it was established on November 11, 1965. Celebrating the landmark, the current... Editorial Board | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era: Regional Powers and International Conflict by Vipin Narang Vipin Narang offers a critical analysis of why states adopt certain strategies and postures over others and how these choices affect their ability to deter conflicts. With the world already... Reshmi Kazi | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by Robert D. Kaplan The South China Sea has been an area of intense focus in post-Cold War international affairs. The primary reason that explains the growing significance of the South China Sea in... Sampa Kundu | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Japan in Peril? 9 Crisis Scenarios by Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation For a long time Japan has upheld the values of pacifism, democracy and industrial and economic prosperity. However, protection of these values seems to be at stake now as Japan... Pranamita Baruah | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Rendezvous with Rebels: Journey to Meet India’s Most Wanted Men by Rajeev Bhattacharyya Rendezvous with Rebels is the passionate account of Rajeev Bhattacharyya’s daring journey to the rebel bases in Myanmar’s Sagaing Division where several separatist outfits from India’s troubled Northeast have established... Atul K. Thakur | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Germany, Russia, and the Rise of Geo-Economics by Stephen F. Szabo There is a growing tendency among many Western nations to defer to Germany the responsibility for dealing with an ever more recalcitrant Russia. Despite the perils involved, German Chancellor Angela... Lincoln E. Flake | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Indian Ocean in Global Strategies Some Perspectives “Whoever controls the Indian Ocean dominates Asia. This ocean is the key to the seven seas. In the twenty-first century the destiny of the world will be decided on its... Jasjit Singh | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Nuclear Situation: Where to? India’s Nuclear Policy has undergone a gradual but noticeable change following the underground test of a nuclear device at Pokharan in May 1974. Since early 1970, Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s government... R.R. Subramanian | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Why Bangla Desh? On 26 March 1971 the usual news broadcast from the Chittagong Station of Radio Pakistan was interrupted at 2.05 p.m. Dacca Betar Kendra till then under the control of the... Mahbubul Hok | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Academic Contribution to National Security Policy Formulation in India Members of Parliament, press correspondents, interested University men and the attentive newspaper reading public in India, all agree that not enough information is available in easily assimilable form to enable... K. Subrahmanyam | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
