South Asia: The Quest For Regional Cooperation Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 2009 The papers in book outline the common challenges that the countries face, identify the factors that inhibit inter-state cooperation, acknowledge the costs of non-cooperation, and reaffirm the need for the states in South Asia to shed their differences and engage with each other in meaningful ways. ISBN 81-86019-61-8 E-copy available Ashok K. Behuria | | Book
Strategic Technologies for the Military: Breaking New Frontiers Publisher: SAGE India 2009 The book addresses five key technologies—near-space technology, robotics, directed energy weapons, nanotechnology and biotechnology—and explains why they are being considered for military applicability worldwide. ISBN 9788132102410 Ajey Lele | | Book
PLAAF at 60 With the inclusion of its Commander in the all powerful Central Military Commission, the PLA Air Force is well placed to play an ever more important role in China’s defence apparatus. Ramesh Phadke | November 12, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Diversion of Yarlung Tsangpo: A Probability Analysis The issue of water allocation and water rights of Bangladesh, India and China could form the basis of a framework on which joint cooperation among the three countries can be formulated. Medha Bisht | November 11, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Acquisition Reform – Lessons from Bernard Gray If India does not modernize in an evenly spread out manner, it will be faced either with the prospect of its armed forces not being prepared, or rushing to make purchases amidst crises, or creating needless hysteria when frenzied modernization occurs. Raj Shukla | November 10, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Indian Defence Industry Poised to Grow Even as the new amendments incentivise domestic companies to enter defence production, the government has made it clear that it wants a competitive environment in defence industry. Laxman Kumar Behera | November 10, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Community Building in the Asia-Pacific: Ideas, Concepts and the United States Notwithstanding the community formation ideas in different shapes coming from Japan and Australia, the EAS came out with as many as 42 deals on issues ranging from outstanding trade and economic matters to the launch of a human rights commission. Rajaram Panda | November 06, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Who is Supporting Jundullah’s Terror Campaign and Why? From its base in Pakistan’s Baluchistan, Jundallah has had opportunities to forge cooperative ties not only with the ISI but also with the Taliban as well as with the intelligence services of countries interested in stoking anti-Iranian activism. Balaji Chandramohan | November 06, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Shadow over the Latest Nuclear Deal with Iran The draft deal is envisaged as a test of Iran’s intentions, and from the Iranian point of view as a test of Western countries’ assurance to facilitate its peaceful nuclear programme. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | November 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Need for a Resource Generation and Management Cell in Defence The orientation of the existing administrative set up in Service Headquarters and in departments under the Ministry of Defence is to plan for the utilization of defence budget allocation. They are not in a position to pay attention to the aspect of defence receipts. Arvind Kadyan | November 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
