Sudan – Conflicts, Terror, and Oil Sudan has been at the cross-roads of conflict for years as two bitter civil wars marred the last decade. It is a prisoner of history as the departing British, to... Shailender Arya | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Mumbai Redux: Debating India’s Strategic Response Options A year has elapsed since the Mumbai carnage and there are renewed intelligence inputs about further terrorist attacks on our seaboard. What could be the Pakistani motivations for a resumption... G. D. Bakshi | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Obama and Nuclear Disarmament: Drivers and Substance Obama is the first American president to actively pursue the goal of nuclear disarmament. But roadblocks on the road to disarmament nirvana, as envisaged by Obama, remain. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | October 08, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Cribbing Over Conditionalities While Pakistan could still try and develop a taste for grass by rejecting US assistance, there is no way it can economically sustain the fight against the Islamist insurgency without... Sushant Sareen | October 08, 2009 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Public Sector Undertakings: A Performance Analysis India has established eight Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) whose responsibility is to provide the Armed Forces state-of-the-art equipments and at the same time enhance country's self-reliance in defence production.... Laxman Kumar Behera | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
The BDR Mutiny: Mystery Remains but Democracy Emerges Stronger The mutiny in para-military force, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) took place only two months after the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh. This mutiny nearly upstaged the newly installed Shaikh Hasina government.... Anand Kumar | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Indo-Bhutan Joint Action against Insurgents Indian insurgent groups are re-establishing camps in Bhutan and are also forging links with Bhutanese rebel groups. Balaji Chandramohan | October 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Space Technology and Soft-Power: A Chinese Lesson for India India should engage space have-nots at a different level, going beyond technological and commercial interests. Ajey Lele | October 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The Situation in Balochistan Resource-rich Balochistan province has high rates of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and infant and maternal mortality. Arvind Gupta | October 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Sri Lanka: Dismounting the Tiger A critical appraisal of the national security decision making (NSDM) during IPKF operations is revealing. At every stage, the NSDM was found wanting. The fact that none of the actors... M.R. Narayan Swamy | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
