The Naga Peace Accord: Why Now? A resolution of one of the oldest armed ethnic conflicts in the Northeast offers a way forward to resolving many other ethnic conflicts in the region such as those involving... Namrata Goswami | August 07, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Children in Indian Maoist Ranks At one point there were an estimated 800 children in the ranks of the Maoists. Variously known as Bal Dasta, Bal Sangh and Bal Sangham, they are used for intelligence... P. V. Ramana | August 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
India through the Chinese Lens How did the Chinese media portray Prime Minister Modi’s May 2015 visit? And what does that indicate about official China’s perceptions of India given that the coverage of India in... Saurabh Kumar | August 04, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The Euro-Greek Crisis There are distressing signals that the EU led by Germany is going in the wrong direction, moving away from the vision of its founders who aspired to build a Europe... K. P. Fabian | August 04, 2015 | IDSA Comments
70th Commemoration Anniversary of the End of WW II: Japan’s New Security Legislation and the Spotlight on Its War ‘Apology’ For the 70th commemoration anniversary of the end of World War II to be meaningful, Japan, China and South Korea need to jointly address the issues involved through a combination... Preeti Nalwa | August 03, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Army Should Back the State Police Not Replace Them in Counter-Terror Operations Instead of exhibiting eagerness to take a leading part in every internal security task, it would be prudent for the Army to remain alert and be prepared and willing to... Shashank Ranjan | August 03, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Critical Analysis of Pakistani Air Operations in 1965: Weaknesses and Strengths This article tracks the evolution of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) into a potent fighting force by analysing the broad contours of joint operations and the air war between the... Arjun Subramaniam | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Rajapakse ‘Coup’ and Upcoming Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka For the people of Sri Lanka the choice is clear – between de-democratisation represented by Rajapakse and his supporters, and democratisation represented by Sirisena and his political allies. Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 28, 2015 | Issue Brief
Air Power in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War: An Assessment The 1965 Indo-Pak War came when India was in the midst of a major military expansion. India did not want to escalate matters when Pakistani forces invaded Kutch in April... Ramesh Phadke | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Scientists at War: The Ethics of Cold War Weapons Research by Sarah Bridger Sarah Bridger’s Scientists at War provides a thorough look into the ethical and moral questions that shook the U.S. scientific community in the second half of the twentieth century. This…... Chandreyee Chakraborty | July-December 2015 | CBW Magazine
