Pakistan the Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences 1947–2011 by Ishtiaq Ahmed Pakistan has had a distinctive and chequered trajectory since its creation in August 1947, following the partition of British India, and was conceived on the basis of the contested two-nation... C Uday Bhaskar | October 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Statecraft and Intelligence Analysis in the Kautilya-Arthashastra In the Kautilya-Arthashastra, espionage and other ‘operational’ activities of the secret service—notably ‘active measures’ and ‘covert action’—are addressed often and in detail. In contrast, Kautilya seems to say very little... Michael Liebig | October 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do about Terrorism, edited by Paul Shemella The scourge of terrorism is not new. However, its relevance andprominence in public discourse has seen a marked rise after 9/11. Whilea lot of writings concentrated on the immediate aftermath... Vivek Chadha | October 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Ceasefire in Ukraine: An Assessment While the ceasefire is a much needed respite yet it does raise two questions: What made the key players arrive at such agreements? Can these deals facilitate the initiation of... Rajorshi Roy | October 10, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Dangerous Game of Brinkmanship The recent heavy firing by the Pakistani army is to gain public sympathy and providing it greater flexibility in the flawed civil-military relations. It is an orchestrated plan to provoke... Arun Sahgal | October 10, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Settling border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh Given that the onus for settling the border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh is on India, the Indian government has to demonstrate political wisdom in evolving political framework that would... Pushpita Das | October 10, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Hong Kong Protests: What it means for the Chinese leadership? Beijing’s desire to manage the political process in Hong Kong stems from the ‘one country two systems’ model whereby it continues to retain its influence. It will not take much... Avinash Godbole | October 10, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Indigenous manufacture of defence equipment needs policy reform The national aim should be to make India a design, development, manufacture and export hub. India must study the Chinese concepts of “leap frogging” of technology across several generations and... Davinder Kumar , Gurmeet Kanwal | October 09, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Kurds sole ‘boots on ground’ against Islamic State Bitter last ditch battles are being fought by Kurdish men and women, including boys and girls barely out of their teens, against the Daesh. Some feel that to succeed, Washington... Sandhya Jain | October 09, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Making India a Defence Manufacturing Hub While the government is widely seen as investor-friendly, investment decisions, however, are made on more tangible considerations – ease of doing business, security of investment and intellectual property rights, and... Amit Cowshish | October 07, 2014 | IDSA Comments
