With Reference to the Context: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and the India-Pakistan Dialogue A survey of media reports in newspapers based in Jammu and Kashmir for 2010 reveals that although violence levels are down there are multiple levels at which militancy affects the... Arpita Anant | July 14, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Country Profile: Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its towering presence in the Gulf Region seems to stir up debates over alleged ownership of Chemical and Biological Weapons from time to time.…... Anwesha Ray Chaudhuri | July-December 2010 | CBW Magazine
Arms Acquisition Accountability Processes Most of the advanced democracies agree that confidentiality is needed in terms of technical performance parameters; the numbers to be procured and methods of deployment, which may provide unique advantages... R P Singh | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Synergisation for Future Wars It is essential to have an army which is capable of responding to conventional as well as sub-conventional warfare requirements with bare minimum turbulence while switching roles from one form... K C Dixit | July 13, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Defence Acquisition Process: Issues Pertaining to the Department of Defence Production The issues of the Department of Defence Production pertain to the development of indigenous production capability in the sphere of defence. This is very important both from strategic requirements point... Raj Kumar Singh | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
State Actors and Germ Warfare: Historical Perspective Two thousand years ago the Greeks and Romans used human and animal corpses with great effect to poison wells of drinking water. The practice of throwing the bodies of plague…... Animesh Roul | July-December 2010 | CBW Magazine
Defence Planning in India Although India’s defence planning mechanism has evolved over the years, it is still inadequate with respect to prioritisation of precious resources, optimum force suture and creation of a strong domestic... Laxman Kumar Behera | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Doctrine of Self-Reliance in Defence Technologies There is a strong case for factoring in the impact of defence acquisitions on national economy, industrial capabilities and employment generation. Indigenous systems cannot be promoted without firm conviction on... K G Narayan | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Comprehensive Logistics Management in Defence The RFP should define the sustained capability required for a defined period of time. It should ask the vendors to give technical and commercial proposals for owning and exploiting the... A K Nagalia | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Key Aspects of Defence Offsets: Negotiating the MOU between Bidder and Offset Partner The DPP has proved to be a dynamic document, with improvements with every successive version minimising ambiguities. Documents where ambiguities are either absent or minimum; documents that are transparent and... Jeyakar Vedamanickam | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
