Human Rights in the Indian Armed Forces: An Analysis of Article 33 by U.C. Jha and Sanghamitra Choudhury The armed forces are one of the most powerful tools to ensure safety and security of the state from external aggressions. This duty may call upon armed forces personnel to undertake missions with a very high risk to life. To motivate a human being to perform the allocated duty even at the peril of his/her life is an art that armed forces across the globe have mastered. For sustaining such a high level of motivation and to undertake missions in a very organised fashion, military discipline is a key attribute. Kishore Kumar Khera July-September 2020 Journal of Defence Studies
Leveraging India’s Maritime Diplomacy It would have been difficult to visualise the current scenario in Sino-Indian relations just before COVID-19 overtook the world narrative. This was considering the immense political capital poured into the relationship by the Indian government, first at Wuhan in 2017 and then in Mamallapuram in 2019. It might be argued by some that the Doklam incident of 2017 should have been enough for India to wake up and smell the coffee. Roby Thomas July-September 2020 Journal of Defence Studies
Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons (NCBW) in India & Pakistan Equation: Past & Present Abstract: Relations between India and Pakistan have remained hostile, since partition, owing to varied geopolitical reasons. They both compete against each other in conventional and nuclear arms. While the threat… Continue reading Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons (NCBW) in India & Pakistan Equation: Past & Present Ankit Kumar July-December 2020 CBW Magazine
Russo-Japanese War: An Examination of Limited War Strategy The Russo-Japanese War was fought well over a hundred years ago and symbolised the rise of Japan, as it defeated Russia by executing a near-perfect limited war strategy. Japan incisively defined limited political objectives and calibrated its war strategy accordingly. Himadri Bose July-September 2020 Journal of Defence Studies
Bang for Buck: India’s Defence Expenditure in Wider Perspective Given the limited resource base and various competing demands, the MoD needs to work on a plan to optimise its allocated resources, rather than hoping to bridge its entire resource gap through additional funding from the Ministry of Finance. Laxman Kumar Behera , Madhulika Baniwal July 10, 2020 Special Feature
Is Northeast Poised for Lasting Peace? With reduced levels of violent incidents and overall death tolls, the security situation in the Northeast has indubitably improved. However, there remain areas of concern that need to be addressed in a timely and suitable manner. Pushpita Das July 08, 2020 Issue Brief
The Cartographic Route to Deeper Strategic Partnerships Considering that the US, Japan, Australia and India are committed to working for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, it is time for India’s strategic partners to review their cartographic positions on India’s borders. Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy July 03, 2020 Policy Brief
Beijing’s Soft Diplomacy in West Asia in Times of COVID-19 China’s soft diplomacy in West Asia, particularly in times of pandemic, is a way to improve its global image and recast itself as a responsible actor at relatively low cost, rather than a sign of any deeper commitment towards the region. Nagapushpa Devendra July 03, 2020 IDSA Comments
Contemporary Technology in Peacekeeping Operations Since the Cold War, United Nations peacekeeping has evolved from monitoring peace treaties to multidimensional peacekeeping operations tasked with rebuilding states and their institutions during and after conflict. In June 2014, An Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping recommended investigating how innovative technology can strengthen peacekeeping missions. Swaim Prakash Singh July-September 2020 Journal of Defence Studies
Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Study in Proliferation and Rollback Farhad Rezaei, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2017, 272 pp., €103.99 (Hardback), ISBN 9783319441191 Syed Jaleel Hussain July 2020 Strategic Analysis