India’s Special Forces: An Appraisal At a time when the battlefield has been progressively transforming from the conventional to unconventional, the role of Special Forces will become critical in shaping its outcome. Conflicts in the... Amit Kumar | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Afghanistan and the Region Answers to all of Afghan problems can easily be found within the regional context. But the Afghan leadership is not likely to uphold the regional choice now. P. Stobdan | April 20, 2015 | Issue Brief
Fit for Command: Leadership Attributes for PSO–COIN Operations Peace support operations (PSO)–counter-insurgency (COIN) operations are different and often significantly more complex than conventional operations. Such a complexity places greater demand on military leaders both at the tactical and... Ivo Moerman , Paolo Tripodi | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Policing Insurgencies: Cops as Counterinsurgents, edited by C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly Counter-insurgency, referred to as COIN with the usual military fondness for abbreviations, is commonly understood as a military-centric effort that seeks to overwhelm the insurgents with superior numbers, firepower, technology,... Akash S. Goud | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Drone Warfare, by John Kaag and Sarah Kreps Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can carry a payload for the purpose of reconnaissance and surveillance; and those that are armed with missiles and bombs carry a payload... S.K. Dey | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Can War be Eliminated?, by Christopher Coker Imagine a book that talks of war, of all wars that have been fought in all of human history. One could be forgiven for assuming that such a volume would... Vikas Jain | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Designing Sound Defence Offset Policies Policymakers need to ask themselves ‘What Really Makes Offsets Tick?’ in order to develop an objective framework based on sound principles repeatedly noticed in the offset regulations of ‘The Smarter... Sandeep Verma | April 17, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Using Temple Gold for Shoring up the Economy: Learning from Kautilya’s Arthashastra Kautilya argues that when the treasury gets depleted, concerted efforts become necessary for its replenishment and even recommends extraordinary measures in emergency situations. But the guiding principle should be what... P. K. Gautam | April 17, 2015 | IDSA Comments
China’s Biological Warfare Programme: An Integrative Study with Special Reference to Biological Weapons Capabilities This study attempts to profile China’s biological warfare programme (BWP), with special reference to biological weapons (BW) capabilities that exist in facilities affiliated with the defence establishment and the military.... Dany Shoham | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Russia’s New Military Doctrine: An Overview The new military doctrine reflects Russia’s views on the changing geo-political order. It perceives key military risks as emanating primarily from the ‘West’ and dwells on measures to counter them. Rajorshi Roy | April 16, 2015 | IDSA Comments
