The Rational Believer: Choices and Decisions in Madrasas of Pakistan, by Masooda Bano The Rational Believer is a result of three years of research and field trips in Pakistan by the author and examines the post-9/11 image of madrasas in Pakistan. The findings... Y.M. Bammi | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Hinduism and the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia: From Antiquity to the Present, by Kaushik Roy In the academic field of modern history studies, historians dealing with South Asia largely neglect the historical evolution of military–strategic thought on the Indian subcontinent. It is also true that,... Jean Langlois-Berthelot | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Samudra Manthan: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, by C. Raja Mohan Samudra Manthan is a book whose time has come. It brings to the table the other dimension of the Sino-Indian rivalry, which is often missed by the larger group of... Mandip Singh | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Rise of the Indian Navy: Internal Vulnerabilities, External Challenges, edited by Harsh V. Pant Since antiquity the Indian Ocean has been the centre of human progress, a great arena in which many civilizations have mingled, fought, and traded on important trade routes criss-crossing the... Rakesh Chopra | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Strategic Perspectives on Growth Phases and Long-term Techno-economic Performance of India’s DRDO The future of an organization is less determined by outside forces than by its history and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is no exception. This article analyses the... R. Gopalaswami , G. Satheesh Reddy | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Cholas: Some Enduring Issues of Statecraft, Military Matters and International Relations The article addresses the deficit in the indigenous, rich historical knowledge of south India. It does this by examining the military and political activities of the Cholas to understand the... P. K. Gautam | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Letter to the Editor My overall impression is that the Army has been unduly harsh and self-deprecatory regarding the present state of its moral health. As against this, the Army’s track record has been... H. C. Dutta | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
September 26 Attacks in J&K: Assessing the Response The infiltration by a large group of terrorists in the Karen Sector, is a harsh reminder for the police, army and security planners in the country that the ongoing proxy... Vivek Chadha | October 04, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Showdown between RIs and Pakistan Army: Implications for India The Pakistan army is caught in a cleft stick on the issue of dealing with the Radical Islamists. A section of the military establishment sympathizes and empathizes with the sectarian... P. K. Upadhyay | October 04, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Provincial polls in Sri Lanka: A new dawn? Post-elections, one can now expect a meaningful political dialogue between the Sri Lankan government and the TNA on the feasible interpretation and application of the autonomy measures under the 13th... Gautam Sen | October 04, 2013 | IDSA Comments
