Publication

Military Diplomacy

This paper provides conceptual and practical aspects of military diplomacy. It examines India’s recent efforts in enhancing its military diplomacy vis-àvis Chinese military diplomacy conundrum in Asia, especially in South...

Chemical Weapon Profile: Libya

Recently, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya drew a lot of international attention following the violent crackdown on the protests there. As the situation deteriorated further, the possibility of Colonel…...

Pranamita Baruah |
January-June 2011 |
CBW Magazine

Jagannath P. Panda, China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition, New Delhi: Pentagon Security International, 2010

It is not very often in India, that comes across a book about China that goes beyond the traditional subject of India-China relations. Jagannath P. Panda’s book China’s Path to...

Inter-Korea Dialogue versus Japan-South Korea Military Engagement

North Korea’s offer of a dialogue is unlikely to elicit a positive response from South Korea which instead is militarily drawing closer to Japan to enhance deterrence.

Rajaram Panda |
January 14, 2011 |
IDSA Comments

NATO and Russia: Move towards Cooperation or Deployments

After Lisbon, the next step for NATO and Russia should be addressing issues relating to deployments of arsenals and arms control.

Joyce Sabina Lobo |
January 13, 2011 |
IDSA Comments

Naeem Salik, The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence: Pakistan’s Perspective, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010

On any subject, there are always two stories to tell- or may be more. This book seems to do the same when it comes to the debate over the nuclearisation...