Psychological Operations (PSYOPs): A Conceptual Overview The psychological dimension of a conflict is as important as its physical dimension and psychological Operations (PSYOPs) have become even more relevant in this age of information, especially for a... Sunil Narula | January 2004 | Strategic Analysis
Reducing Nuclear Dangers after the AQ Khanspiracy The essay defines Pakistan’s brazen retailing of sensitive nuclear technologies as Bomb Process Outsourcing (BPO) and places it in a larger perspective. It offers a short retrospective of the development... K. Santhanam | January 2004 | Strategic Analysis
Omar Khalidi, Khaki and the Ethnic Violence in India Keki N. Daruwala | January 2004 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Internal Security Challenges Shri N N Vohra, Shri K Santhanam, Director IDSA, Ladies and Gentlemen: Ved Marwah | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
US and the Asia-Pacific: Future of the Alliance System and Regional Security The article critically looks at relevance of the US alliance system in the Asia-Pacific in the context of the changing nature of threats and challenges that the U.S. is confronted... G.V.C. Naidu | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Bodo Insurgency in Assam: New Accord and New Problems Assam, one of the seven states of the northeastern region of India, has long remained one of the most volatile and sensitive regions in the country because of the problems... Manoj Kumar Nath | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Network Centric Warfare in the Context of ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) moves on the wheels of Technology, Doctrine and Organisation; however, the main support structure, which gives it the predominant strength, is undoubtedly the technology.... Shitanshu Mishra | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Military Innovation: Hurdles, Bumps and Jumps Military innovation is peculiar and distinctive, and has no direct parallels. The military environment itself, with focus on hierachy, discipline and tradition makes innovation a daunting challenge. The process is... Girish Luthar | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
From Central to Peripheral: The United Nations and the Recent Iraq Crisis The United Nations was founded on the principles of sovereign equality of its member states. The sovereignty exercised by states in their domestic jurisdiction and external relations was to be... Tasneem Meenai | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Ballistic Missile Defence: Likely Meaningful Completion or Irrational Indulgence? The demand for an infallible missile and homeland defence against anticipatory threats from adversarial state actors as well as amorphous non-state actors has become accentuated in the US in the... P. K. Ghosh | October 2003 | Strategic Analysis
