Battle of Haji Pir: The Army’s Glory in 1965 In 1965, Pakistan attempted infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), with Operation Gibralter, followed by a planned capture of Akhnoor Bridge under Operation Grand Slam. While Operation Gibraltar was bold... P.C. Katoch | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Recounting 1965: War, Diplomacy and Great Games in the Subcontinent ‘Stalemate’, ‘futile’, ‘forgotten’—the descriptions of the 1965 War between India and Pakistan often do injustice to its profound Impact on the history of the Indian subcontinent. It was a war... Shruti Pandalai | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Deployment of Central Forces in the North East: Need for a Realistic Security Audit The security audit should be done in a realistic frame and may include some interlocutors and officers of the C&AG`s department given their understanding of the functioning of the state... Gautam Sen | July 15, 2015 | IDSA Comments
INDIA, AFRICA and UN Security Council Reform At the very least, the decision on text-based negotiations has brought some more legitimacy to the process of reform. However, there is no guarantee yet that Security Council reform is... Arpita Anant | July-September 2015 | Africa Trends
Indian Army in the East African Campaign in World War I During the Great War, seven Indian Expeditionary Forces (IEF) from 'A' to 'G' were employed of which IEF 'B' and IEF 'C' are of interest. In the four year period... P. K. Gautam | July-September 2015 | Africa Trends
UN-AU Cooperation in Peace and Security: Convergence and Divergence The emergence of the AU as a player in maintenance of peace and security should not mean prioritising regionalism over the true spirit of internationalism that the UN ought to... Saurabh Mishra | July-September 2015 | Africa Trends
China’s New Security Law: Some Preliminary Observations By extending the notion of national security to the domains of space and the earth’s poles, the Chinese government has expressed its determination to undertake every measure to safeguard interests... Gunjan Singh | July 14, 2015 | IDSA Comments
China’s Preference for Border Peace and Control over Early Resolution Even if China has not stated that it cannot settle the border question with India in the immediate future, its actions certainly hint at its preference for border peace and... M.S. Prathibha | July 14, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The 1965 Indo-Pak War: Through Today’s Lens This article seeks to analyse the lessons of the 1965 Indo-Pak war that are applicable today. It finds that the current army doctrine, Cold Start, has some similarities to the... Ali Ahmed | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Operation Gibraltar: An Uprising that Never Was Launched in early-August 1965, Operation Gibraltar was designed to infiltrate several columns of trained and well-armed Mujahids and Razakars, led by Pakistan Army Majors into Jammu and Kashmir. Under the... P. K. Chakravarty , Gurmeet Kanwal | July 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
