The Implications of Noda’s Visit to India Noda’s visit to India is a demonstration of Japan’s long-term commitment to scale up India–Japan bilateral ties to a higher trajectory. Rajaram Panda , Shamshad A. Khan | January 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Lessons from 2011: The New Media Revolution is a Strategic Asset What was new in 2011 was the idea of a new media revolution: the convergence of various forms of media—television, social, and online networks which, when combined together, became a... Shruti Pandalai | January 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Pakistan: Is A Judicial Coup in the Offing? Unwilling to allow the PPP an opportunity to gain a majority in the Senate, the Army and other political actors are willing participants in efforts to topple the government through... Smruti S. Pattanaik | January 13, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan Military’s Desire to Slip Into The Driving Seat Once Again The Pakistan Army’s hold on the power structure has weakened due to the deterioration in its relationship with the US military, changes in the social complexion and the penetration of... P. K. Upadhyay | January 13, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Persian Gulf Cul-de-Sac With growing tensions between the US and Iran leading to a drawing of maritime red lines, the Iranian threat to close the straits of Hormuz and the US response could... Sarabjeet Singh Parmar | January 12, 2012 | IDSA Comments
China’s 2011 White Paper on Space: An Indian Perspective Instead of decrying the edge China has achieved over India, it is important to critically evaluate the actual benefits that accrue from manned space flights and the Space Station. Ajey Lele , Gunjan Singh | January 12, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Asimakopoulou, Eleana and Nik Bessis (eds.,),Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributive Frameworks The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines disaster as “any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services, on a scale sufficient to... Babjee Pothuraju | January 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
Simonovic, Slobodan P., Systems Approach to Management of Disasters: Methods and Applications Saurabh Mishra | January 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
Role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces in 2010 Floods When nature laid its wrath on Pakistan in July 2010, engulfing major parts of the country with devastating floods, it demanded that the nation stand tall. This led to emergence... Saloni Salil | January 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
Aid to Civil Authorities by Army in Bihar: A Case Study This article tries to examine the role played by the Army during a natural disaster. India’s federal set-up tends to complicates issues and, quite often, politics dominates the humanitarian aspect,... Satish Kumar | January 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
