Some takeaways from the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. Cherian Samuel | October 11, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Learning Lessons and Revisting Myths from Kameng Episodes in the modern military history of a nation need to assist in deriving lessons. At the same time, due to reasons such as fading public memory, local discourse in the area of conflict, non-availability of archival data, poor recording of history, and over-securitisation leads to the creation of myths. This article discusses tactics of victory employed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. It then assesses the need to sustain capacity for mobility in the Himalayas. It also highlights the fact that local perceptions have not been understood at the national level. P. K. Gautam | October 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
Defence Reforms after 1962: Much Ado about Nothing How have commentators perceived India’s defeat in the Sino-Indian border conflict of 1962? What were its underlying reasons? Can the entire blame be cast on China for its surprise attack? Or, were India’s thoughtless actions also responsible? After touching on these questions, this article describes the defence reforms undertaken by India after the border conflict in 1962 in the light of the shortcomings and deficiencies highlighted. P. R. Chari | October 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
Strategic Lessons of 1962: A Contemporary Retrospective The 1962 India–China War is one of the most debated subjects in India’s recent military history. The discussion has been enriched by accounts of the war by a large number of principal Indian military protagonists, some to justify their own role which had come up for criticism in perspective. Rahul K. Bhonsle | October 2012 | Journal of Defence Studies
What the Chinese White Paper Says on Diao Yu Dao? An Opportunity to Revisit the Issue This Issue Brief presents the historical and legal debate surrounding the dispute and in the process underscores the inconsistencies and weaknesses in the Chinese claims. Prashant Kumar Singh | October 10, 2012 | Issue Brief
India’s Disarmament Myths and Political Realities* There is a need to debate both the necessity and desirability of nuclear disarmament without being burdened by India’s idealistic aspirations and unfounded assumptions about the heft that this premature superpower carries in international politics. Yogesh Joshi | October 10, 2012 | Issue Brief
INS Sudarshini’s Mission of Peace and Goodwill INS Sudarshini is undertaking the goodwill mission to commemorate 20 years of friendship between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations which falls in December 2012. Riddhi Shah | October 10, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Franco-Indian Quest for an Independent Nuclear Policy, 1950?1974 Normative credibility bestows on the Indian and French quest for foreign policy independence the uniqueness not granted to any other bilateral nuclear relationship operating in opposition to the non-proliferation regime. Jayita Sarkar | October 10, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Assertiveness in The People’s Liberation Army: Pressure on The Party? The talk of ‘nationalising’ the PLA seems to have been lost in the slew of sops that the Party has given the PLA in the recent past, but it is not clear for how long such a demand can be parried. Mandip Singh | October 01, 2012 | IDSA Comments
GSAT-10 is a success but ISRO needs to advance its Launch Capabilities India’s inadequacies in the space arena are not limited to how much weight its launch vehicles can carry into space but also extends to the number of launches that ISRO can carry out in a year. Ajey Lele | October 01, 2012 | IDSA Comments
