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
Modernization of Infantry in India Besides equipping the infantry, a serious look also needs to be given to its training. Use of tactical simulators for training commanders up to unit level, support weapons and advanced... Rumel Dahiya | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
A Year since Xinjiang Riots: Are the faultlines manageable? Nationalistic imaging of the People’s Republic based on the Han identity could be the biggest obstacle to the pluralist solution that the contemporary situation in Xinjiang requires. Avinash Godbole | July 09, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Deflecting the Assassin’s Mace: The Pentagon’s New AirSea Battle Concept and its Strategic Relevance to India Indian strategists may well find that many of the tactical quandaries faced today by the US carrier fleets cruising through the Asia Pacific are destined to become those of the... Iskander Rehman | July 07, 2010 | Issue Brief
Jammu and Kashmir: Governance is the key The survey in J&K and ‘Azad Kashmir’ indicates that people consider unemployment as a major problem, followed by corruption, poor economic development and human rights abuses. Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Stridency to Flippancy: Diplomatic wrangle over North Korea at G-8 and G-20 The issue at stake is the US upholding and expanding its role as the key shaper of geopolitics in Northeast Asia, and China unwilling to be sidelined by the United... Preeti Nalwa | July 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
