India’s Doctrine Puzzle: Limiting War in South Asia, by Ali Ahmed India has often been accused of not having a strategic culture and, more recently, of not clearly enunciating its strategic and doctrinal thought. More often than not, this has led... Vivek Chadha | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
New Twist in the MMRCA Tail MoD will do well to set up a crack team of experts from all fields to work out the terms of the proposed IGA keeping in view the larger picture... Amit Cowshish | April 15, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Libyan Chaos Reaches European Shores The paucity of options for a solution will lead to increasing securitisation of migration in Europe. Meanwhile, the African Union should recognise that the migrant problem is as much theirs... Nachiket Khadkiwala | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
India – Tanzania Ties Get A Fillip Despite the decline in piracy, there are other threats such as threat of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The recent discovery of large deposits of natural gas off the country's... Ruchita Beri | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
Burundi Elections 2015: An Endless Cycle of Political and Social Unrest For the Burundians a non-violent electoral process was significant for the consolidation of peace and economic recovery in the country, as well as for democracy in the wider Great Lakes... Kuhoo Saxena | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
India-Ethiopia Cooperation As both Ethiopia and India are old countries, with 3000 and 5000 years of history respectively, their relations go back thousands of years. Genet Zewide | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
Revisiting the 1971 ‘USS Enterprise Incident’: Rhetoric, Reality and Pointers for the Contemporary Era The USS Enterprise naval task group entry into the Indian Ocean during the closing stages of 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict led to further deterioration in the relations between India and the... Raghavendra Mishra | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Benchmarking of Shipyards and Processes for Cost Effective Naval Shipbuilding The article highlights the applicability of benchmarking methodologies to the shipbuilding industry, and how these could be utilized to improve the competitiveness of shipyards to enable delivery of cost-effective naval... Ajay K. Chhabra | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Making ‘Make-in-India’ Move in Defence Production A loosely articulated idea of making India a defence manufacturing hub cannot work unless it is backed by a comprehensive blueprint, efficient procedures, meticulous implementation, trained and responsive manpower, continuous... Amit Cowshish | April 08, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The New U.S. Maritime Strategy: Seeking ‘Clarity’ in an Era of ‘Shifting Reality’ The new version of US maritime strategy candidly recognises China’s maritime expansion and territorial claims as a source of regional unrest, but stops short of recognising the A2/AD challenge even... Abhijit Singh | April 07, 2015 | IDSA Comments
