Sheikh Hasina’s Secular Political Approach Sheikh Hasina has to ensure that the writ of the Awami League central leadership runs throughout the country, and elements like the Chhatra League are not allowed to derail accommodative... Gautam Sen | January 23, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Impact of the Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Defence (15th Lok Sabha) on the Defence Budget The examination of the detailed demands for grant (DDGs) of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by the Standing Committee on Defence of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004–05 to 2008–09) and... Amit Cowshish | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Chinese Dream 2015: Which Way Is It Heading? Xi Jinping has already recognized the inevitable by stressing that China would adjust to the ‘new normal’ of lower growth and, to ensure stability, he has already cracked down on... R. S. Kalha | January 17, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Hindu Nationalism and the Evolution of Contemporary Indian Security by Chris Ogden The 2014 Indian elections gave the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a clear mandate to form the government. In nearly more than a decade of coalition politics,... Stuti Banerjee | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Regional Powers in Libya Libya has ripened into a proxy war between the regional powers. While Qatar, Turkey and Sudan have been supporting the Libya Dawn and General National Congress (GNC) based in Tripoli,... Nachiket Khadkiwala | January-March 2015 | Africa Trends
Nigerian Elections: Challenges for the Mahammadu Buhari Government On March 28, 2015, Nigerians elected to power a new government after 16 years. Despite the constant threat of Boko Haram looming, the Nigerian people were not afraid and came... Kuhoo Saxena | January-March 2015 | Africa Trends
Combating Gulf Of Guinea Piracy – Between ‘Devil’ and the ‘Deep Sea’ Since 2012, the Gulf of Guinea has emerged as one of the most pirate-infested waters in the world, posing an urgent security threat to the maritime environment. While the total... Abhijit Singh | January-March 2015 | Africa Trends
Military Courts in Pakistan: A Soft Coup by the Pakistan Army? Why is the Pakistan military pushing for Military Courts when the country already has a fairly robust Anti Terrorism Act together with designated Anti Terrorism Courts set up specifically to... Arun Sahgal | January 14, 2015 | IDSA Comments
100 Years On: Strengthening the Norm against Chemical-Weapons Use In 22nd April, 1915, during the First World War (WWI), German forces used Chlorine gas for the first time, killing thousands of French troops in the battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.1…... Kapil Patil | January-June 2015 | CBW Magazine
Strategy: Key Thinkers by Thomas M. Kane Illuminated by the work of strategic classics, Thomas Kane shows that the link between military power and political goals has always been complex and continues to be so. This is... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
