India-Australia Relations: Off Again, On Again? India-Australia relations have become an intricate set of positives and negatives, with the former outweighing the latter. Kevin Rudd made an honest attempt to redress Indian grievances but he has... Rahul Mishra | November 16, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Africa and Energy Security: Global Issues, Local Responses Publisher: Academic Foundation This book represents an effort to go beyond state-centred views of energy security, bridging local perspectives on energy resources and global framing of energy as a security... Uttam Kumar Sinha , Ruchita Beri | | Book
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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Balaji Chandramohan | November 06, 2009 | IDSA Comments
