Indian Army’s Continuity and Transformation: Through the Prism of the Battle of Dograi The continuum of change in militaries is derived from a number of factors, in which application of history plays an important part. The process of Indian Army’s evolution in the... Rahul K. Bhonsle | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
On the Threshold of a New Procurement Regime Recommendations that defence procurement be handled by the military brass, ministers stay out of defence deals, and an external procurement agency be set up to handle procurement and focus on... Amit Cowshish | July 23, 2015 | IDSA Comments
An Infantry Combat Leader’s Memoir of the 1965 War The article is a recall of the 1965 War by an infantry company commander in the war. It attempts to bring out how the war was conducted at the tactical... M.A. Zaki | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
India-US Nuclear Deal: Only Half Realised After a Decade While the first watt of power from foreign-aided projects may take many years to come, the 10th anniversary coincides with major transformations in India’s indigenous nuclear energy programme. A. Vinod Kumar | July 21, 2015 | IDSA Comments
India-Pakistan Engagement: Does Ufa Have More To It Than Meets The Eye? The new equation is that the Americans nudge India, the Chinese press Pakistan, and together they try to ensure that things don’t go out of control in South Asia. Sushant Sareen | July 20, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Why India should apply for NSG membership? An Indian application for NSG membership should face less resistance than what china had faced. Such an option is certainly worth an attempt instead of waiting indefinitely for the NSG... G. Balachandran | July 20, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Concerns About Proposed US Rules on Cybersecurity Products While the Wassenaar Arrangement has instant recall in nuclear circles, it has only recently become a source of turmoil in cybersecurity, after the US Bureau of Industry and Security published... Cherian Samuel | July 20, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Chemicals, Controls and Cyber Introduction In October 2008, a series of explosions at the aniline plant of Jilin Petrochemicals in Northeast China killed five workers and injured about seventy. Aniline, a toxic organic compound…... Munish Sharma | July-December 2015 | CBW Magazine
Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre Some big questions following the aftermath of Paris massacre are two-fold. Firstly, whether the so called Islamic State (IS) would now look to acquire capability to develop or use strategic…... Animesh Roul | July-December 2015 | CBW Magazine
India and the Satellite Launch Market While India has a reliable vehicle for launching less than 2 tonne satellites into LEO, it lacks the necessary infrastructure to obtain larger commercial benefits from this capability. Ajey Lele | July 16, 2015 | IDSA Comments