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
Emerging Contours of India–US Fossil Fuel Trade The value of India’s oil and gas trade with the United States rapidly increased in size over the last two to three years. Efforts by New Delhi to build better bilateral relations with Washington helped to energise the fossil fuel trade. India, as a consumer, can expect to buy oil and gas at reasonable prices in the mid-term, ensured not least by competition among suppliers. However, India’s import of coal from the US suppliers is projected to decline due to recent decision of the Indian Government to become self-sufficient in coal. Sujata Ashwarya | July 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Xunzi’s and Kautilya’s Thoughts on Inter-state Politics Xunzi and The Kautilya Arthasastra are full of rich philosophical thoughts on inter-state relations. This article undertakes a comparison between them in terms of their methods of writing, views on the nature of inter-state systems and arguments about a state’s comprehensive power. This article finds that the leadership’s determination and emphasis on morality are two important shared mentalities between Xunzi and Kautilya. Both attribute the rise and fall of a state mainly to state leadership rather than material factors or the political system. Yan Xuetong | July 2020 | Strategic Analysis
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
Temperature Rising: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Wars in the Middle East Nader Uskowi, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2019, 207 pp., £52.95 (hardcover), ISBN 9781538121726 Prabhat Jawla | July 2020 | Strategic Analysis
