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
Governmental Machinery for the Evolution of National Defence Policy and the Higher Direction of war Under the Constitution of India, the President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. He is required to act in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister and... P.V.R. Rao | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
IDSA’s Interface with Policy The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) can look back at its 50-year journey with satisfaction and pride. Undoubtedly a premier research institution in the country, it occupies a... Arvind Gupta | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
My Years at IDSA This year, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses celebrates 50 eventful years of its existence. In my association with the Institute, between 2005 and 2011, an effort was made... N. S. Sisodia | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
IDSA Years: A Personal Recollection It is a privilege to be invited to contribute to the special issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of the IDSA. The institution and the time span are respectively multi-hued and... C Uday Bhaskar | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
The Original Gurukul of Strategic Analyses in Modern India: My Reminiscences of IDSA Established to fill a gap between policy research and policy innovation, the IDSA is the original gurukul of strategic analyses in modern India. My reminiscences of IDSA in the seventies... Swadesh Rana | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Interaction of Foreign and Domestic Factors in the International Political Process: The Case of Russia The foreign policy of a state is determined by its domestic policy, the internal balance of power. The domestic political configuration of any state has a predominant role in understanding... Nargiza T. Bektemirova | September 2015 | Strategic Analysis
