Science and Technology in China: Implications and Lessons for India, edited by Maharajakrishna Rasgotra China is India’s largest and most developed neighbour. Following the reform and opening-up policy adopted by the Chinese leadership in 1978, the country has developed at breath-taking speed. Today, the... Gunjan Singh | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Beyond Forty Years of the BWC In shadow of many unprecedented terror attacks, disastrous toll taken by Ebola across the globe and dreadful spread of Swine Flu in India, the 40th anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention…... Anshu Joshi | January-June 2015 | CBW Magazine
When Counterinsurgency Wins: Sri Lanka’s Defeat of the Tamil Tigers by Ahmed S. Hashim The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-led insurgency in Sri Lanka was amongst the fiercest and most bloody low-intensity conflicts fought during the last two decades of the 20th century... Vivek Chadha | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Did the Chinese Model of Growth Defeat Rajapaksa? During the Rajapaksa years, Sri Lanka experienced jobless growth, similar to the experience of many African countries where Chinese investment had increased exponentially in the last decade. Avinash Godbole | January 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
A Season of Political Protests in Bangladesh It is not clear what kind of democracy the BNP wants to restore in alliance with the Jamaat which does not believe in democracy. But the AL needs to proceed... Anand Kumar | January 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
A New Era in Sri Lanka’s Politics? Sirisena will be expected to restore both the institutional checks and balances which saw an erosion as a result of the 18th Amendment to the constitution and the faith of... Smruti S. Pattanaik , Rumel Dahiya | January 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The Terrorism-Disease Nexus: India’s Neighborhood Concerns The lawyer1 representing the Pakistani clinician2 involved in a US national security plan to confirm Osama Bin Laden’s identity in 2010, was killed in Peshawar last week. The formerly Taliban-linked,…... Melissa S Hersh , Michael Hopmeier | January-June 2015 | CBW Magazine
Meeting the Maoist Challenge In the wake of the Sukma attack, it is apparent that the CPI-Maoist's weather- and surrender-induced operational frailty is a matter of the past. Gurmeet Kanwal , Bibhu Prasad Routray | January 08, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Climate Change and Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region Climate change is likely to influence maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The growing unpredictability in climate and weather patterns is having a disproportionate impact over the region.... Abhijit Singh | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Enhancing Jointness in Indian Armed Forces: Case for Unified Commands The nature of warfare has undergone a major change over the last few decades, brought about by rapid advancement in technologies combined with changes in doctrines and organisational concepts. This... Vijai Singh Rana | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
