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Sanjay Badri-Maharaj

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Archive data: Person was Visiting Fellow at IDSA

Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean, India’s Nuclear Doctrine, Air Defences, Police and Paramilitary Forces
Education
PhD in  War Studies, Department of War Studies King’s College London
Current Project
India-Latin America relations: Opportunities and Constraints
Background
Dr. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj is an independent defence analyst and attorney-at-law based in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds a PhD on India’s nuclear weapons programme and an MA from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He has served as a consultant to the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of National Security and to its Ministry of the Attorney-General. He has also served as a freelance journalist and correspondent for various publications in the defence sphere, a teaching assistant at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, researcher at the University of the West Indies and as a lecturer in naval history, strategic studies and threat perception and critical analysis for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Officer Training Program at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
Select Publications:
Book
The Armageddon Factor – Nuclear Weapons in the India-Pakistan Context
ISBN: 978-81-7062-109-7, Lancer Publishers, New Delhi (2000)
Journal Publications
China and Stability in Afghanistan: China’s Afghanistan Strategy Scholar Warrior: Spring 2016 pp 45-51
Worsening Fault lines Militant Groups Attacking the Pakistani Armed Forces?, Indian Defence Review, Net Edition 8th January 2016
The Role of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force in Disaster Management, Journal of Defence Studies, Jan 2012, Vol.6 #1, pp.114-123
Ethnic Armies Revisited, Indian Defence Review, Net Edition 30th September 2011
The Mumbai Attacks – Lessons to be Learnt from the Police Response, Journal of Defence Studies, Apr 2009, Vol.3 #2, pp.145-156
India’s Nuclear Capability, Indian Defence Review, Apr-Jun 2004, Vol.19, # 2, pp.43-51
Ballistic Missile Defence for India: Another View, Vayu Aerospace Review, III/2003, pp.70-72
India: Asia’s Aerospace Hub of the Future, Indian Defence Review, Jan-Mar 2003, Vol.18, #1, pp.23-34
Defending India’s Airspace, Vayu Aerospace Review, I/ 2003, pp.62-72
India’s Nuclear Arsenal, Indian Defence Review, Oct-Dec 2002, Vol. 17, #4, pp.155-160
Indian Air Defences Modernization Prospects, Indian Defence Review, Oct-Dec 2002, Vol. 17, #4, pp.29-35
Underestimation of Nuclear India a Major Mistake, Indian Defence Review: Jul-Sep 2001, Vol. 16, #3, pp.10-15
Civil Defence Capabilities of the Indian State, Indian Defence Review, Jan-Mar 2001, Vol.16, #1, pp.19-32
Air Defence Networks of India and Pakistan, Air Forces Monthly, Nov 2000, pp.54-58
India’s Nuclear Status, Indian Defence Review, Apr-Jun 2000, Vol.15, #2, pp.124-128
Ethnic Armies, Indian Defence Review,  Apr-Jun 2000, Vol.15, #2, pp.43-54
Publications at IDSA
Email:-sbmvv_2000[at]yahoo[dot]com
Phone:-+91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Argentina’s Military Decline

While the Argentinian military’s desperate state of affairs can be partly blamed on the country’s economic woes, a substantial portion of the blame must fall on the somewhat tense relationship between the military and the civilian government.

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South Korean Arms Exports to Latin America

ROK is employing an effective combination of gifting equipment combined with joint ventures with local industry, which has the dual effect of increasing exports and forging partnerships with domestic industries in a region where it has hitherto had a very minimal defence relationship.

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China’s Growing Influence in the Caribbean

China’s push for influence among the Caribbean political elite has been replicated with an equally determined effort to court the military and the bureaucratic elite in the region, often deftly stepping in to take advantage of senseless overreactions on the part of the United States.

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July 27, 1990: Trinidad’s day of infamy

On July 27, 1990, Trinidad experienced its own day of infamy when the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen staged an armed insurrection and held hostage the then Prime Minister, most of his cabinet and several opposition MPs, plus the staff of the television and radio networks.

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Wither CARICOM? – Prospects Post-Brexit

“Brexit” has led to much concern within the Caribbean Community, as it assesses its possible impact upon its plans for greater regional integration. One cannot completely rule out the possibility of some of the member-states of CARICOM going the British way.

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Indian Arms Sales to Latin America

As India embarks on a quest to boost its arms exports, the Latin America-Caribbean region offers India both markets and potential partnerships. Though India is not a stranger to the region, it needs to have a more systematic and coordinated approach.

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