Fukushima Impact: A New Nuclear Safety Regulations in Japan The new nuclear regulation calls for installing additional safety measures and imposes strict conditions for re-starting nuclear reactors to avoid the recurrence of Fukushima like nuclear meltdown. Shamshad A. Khan | July 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Iran under Hassan Rohani: Imperatives for the region and India The victory of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani as the President and his accommodative overtures have potentials of driving Iran into a new era of relationship with the neighbourhood as well... Rajeev Agarwal | July 19, 2013 | Issue Brief
Effective Underwater Weapon Systems and the Indian Ocean Region The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has profound strategic relevance not only for the nations in the region but also for other countries.1 The bulk of the world’s merchant fleets transit... Arnab Das | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Political Abstention in War and the Influence of Nuclear Weapons: A New Research Puzzle Clemenceau’s famous statement—‘War is too important to be left to the generals’—represents an essential conflict in civil?military relations during crisis situations, especially with regard to the demarcation of boundaries for... Yogesh Joshi | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Geostrategy and China: Mackinder versus Mahan? Two recent events exemplify India’s geopolitical dilemma. In early April 2013, it was reported that Chinese submarines had been conducting forays in the Indian Ocean that were apparently picked up... Zorawar Daulet Singh | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Chinese Intrusion into Ladakh: An Analysis The intrusion by the Chinese Army in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was first reported by the media on 15 April 2013. Initial reports indicated... Mandip Singh | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Arrest of Argentine Warship ‘ARA Libertad’: Revisiting International Law Governing Warships, Sovereign Immunity, and Naval Diplomatic Roles The ARA Libertad Case (Argentina v. Ghana) is the first instance where the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Hamburg, Germany considered the issue of the release... B.M. Dimri | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Restraining Kargil: Nuclear Caution in the Shadow of Kashmir The debate surrounding the stability of nuclear weapons has been a critical issue for the last half century. On the one hand, realists like Kenneth Waltz argue that the proliferation... Brent Thomas Gerchicoff | July 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
FDI in Defence: Making the Most of the Status Quo The MoD is possibly of the view that allowing foreign companies to set up manufacturing and assembling facilities in India will stymie the growth of indigenous design and development activities. Amit Cowshish | July 16, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan Army vs Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan: The latest Round For tackling terrorism Pakistan’s civil and military establishments have to relook at their own attitudes towards religion and jihad and reform themselves. P. K. Upadhyay | July 15, 2013 | IDSA Comments
