Foreign Direct Investment Policy 2014: Status Quo for the Defence Sector One of the provisions in the policy is that in the Information & Broadcasting and the Defence sectors, where the sectoral cap is less than 49 per cent, the company... Amit Cowshish | April 23, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Where is Ukraine headed to? It is unlikely that Russia has serious plans to invade Ukraine and there is no reason to believe that EU or even US really wants a war. Yet, US, and... K. P. Fabian | April 23, 2014 | IDSA Comments
China’s 2014 Defence Budget: An Assessment Following on Xi Jinping vision of ‘fight war, win war’, the Chinese military spending is shifting towards higher technology weapons and equipment and training and also illustrates its aim to... M.S. Prathibha | April 21, 2014 | IDSA Comments
For Now, it is Ballot over Bullet in Afghanistan It is not merely about change in leadership; it is about ushering the country into a ‘decade of transformation’. The most immediate challenge before the incumbent government and the relevant... Vishal Chandra | April 18, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The New Soldier in the Age of Asymmetric Conflict, by Rumu Sarkar Asymmetric warfare has existed from the time of the famous tale of David and Goliath. Post-World War II, the world has witnessed these conflicts in Vietnam, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and... P. K. Chakravarty | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Proxy Warfare, by Andrew Mumford, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013 Proxy war, over the centuries, has become a significant attribute in shaping the desired strategic outcome of a conflict through indirect engagement. History is strewn with numerous conflicts where proxy... Sanjiv Tomar | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Red Revolution 2020 and Beyond: Strategic Challenges to Resolve Naxalism, by V.K. Ahluwalia, New Delhi: Bloomsbury Literature on the Maoist movement continues to pour in. The government too has officially described it as the biggest threat to the internal security of the country. No wonder that... Prakash Singh | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision-making, by General V.P. Malik, Noida: Harper Collins The book is a good example of chorological tabulation through a method of historical narrative of events of significant strategic decision making in the military history of post-independent India. General... Gautam Sen | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Marine Eco-concern and its Impact on the Indian Maritime Strategy Maritime strategic planning cannot be done in isolation of marine eco-concerns. Marine species are known to perceive the environment around them through acoustic signals, and depend on sound for numerous... Arnab Das | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Pakistan and Biological Weapons Pakistan is a state party to the Biological Weapons Convention, yet at least part of its related outward conduct is rather exhibitory, aiming to foster the image of an obedient,... Dany Shoham | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
