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
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
