Leading the way – Exercise Yudh Abhyas India's relationship with the United States has been a subject of debate and discussion. Both nations despite being large and stable democracies have had a contentious relationship demonstrating that shared... Arvind Dutta | October 29, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Japan’s quest for East Asian Community Japan is seeking to forge an East Asian Community inline with the European Union. But the optimism that East Asia will realize the goal of European Union (EU) type integration... Shamshad A. Khan | October 28, 2009 | IDSA Comments
India-Pakistan Conflict Outcome Probability The Prime Minister in his address to the Combined Commanders conference of the armed forces exhorted the Services to remain alert, due to the unfolding situation in Pakistan. The armed... Ali Ahmed | October 27, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Severing the Hawala Trail to and from India Terror groups need money for procuring weapons, ammunitions, material, communication equipment, recruiting, conducting information operations, housing, and paying compensation to active members and their dependents. Terror organizations utilize a number... Dushyant Singh | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Taking Strength from the Past in Securing India’s Future To promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources -Article 26 of the UN Charter…... Binalakshmi Nepram | October-December 2009 | CBW Magazine
Use of Force: Possibilities in the Indo-Pak Context My presentation on, “ Use of Force - Possibilities in the Indo – Pak Context ” shall be brief and pointed. I shall make a few salient points, leaving the... Raj Shukla | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
An Empirical Study of Motivation in the Indian Air Force Motivation in the IAF implies dedicated, reliable and sustained performance from the air warriors under most trying and dangerous situations fraught with risks to life. Consequently, the motivational drives and... Jagdeep Singh | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Defence Budgeting: Trends and Issues The defence budget for the financial year 2009-2010, even though in terms of percentage increase appears large, yet it is not actually so. There has generally been a mismatch between... Vinod Anand | October 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
China should not use water as a threat multiplier Water may not become a catalyst for a direct conflict, but China could leverage Tibet’s water as a politico-military tool vis-à-vis other riparian states. As the economies of India and... P. Stobdan | October 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Japan: CBW Japan claims that it does not possess Weapon of Mass Destructions including the Chemical and Biological Weapons. Determined never to revisit war following its disastrous defeat in World War II,…... Shamshad A. Khan | October-December 2009 | CBW Magazine