A Rejoinder to John R. Schmidt, ‘Pakistan’s Alternate Universe’ Whatever John R. Schmidt’s aims, the arguments that he has employed do not stand the test of casual perusal leave alone scrutiny. Amit Julka | December 12, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Maoist People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army The Maoist military machine has acquired a certain versatility and lethality and the security forces would have to possess and display immense capacities to fight the Maoists militarily. P. V. Ramana | December 12, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Myanmar after Hillary Clinton’s visit Clinton’s visit signals acceptance by the international community that the process of transition in Myanmar has begun and opens up new avenues for Myanmar in its domestic and foreign relations. Udai Bhanu Singh | December 12, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Integrated Joint Operations by the PLA: An Assessment In recent years the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been undergoing a series of transformations at various levels in keeping with its changed military doctrine which emphasises upon fighting `local wars under conditions of informationalisation`. Mandip Singh | December 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Indian Army: What the stars foretell for 2012 The Indian Army can be expected to deliver on the strategic challenges it faces, although how it does this depends on how it measures up to internal change. Ali Ahmed | December 07, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Indian Army: What the stars foretell for 2012 The Indian Army can be expected to deliver on the strategic challenges it faces, although how it does this depends on how it measures up to internal change. Ali Ahmed | December 07, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Sino-Indian Defence Dialogue: Addressing the Persisting Security Dilemma The India-China defence dialogue assumes significance in the context of the military build-up across the border and the persistence of the security dilemma between the two countries. R N Das | December 07, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Hills of Assam: A Glimpse of Peace Though the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) has been received well by the Karbi people, there are certain obstacles towards its implementation. Namrata Goswami | December 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Russia Post March 2012: A Prognosis With Putin expected to assume the Presidency in March 2012, one can expect a more assertive Russia in its dealings with the West though there may not be any major changes in current policies. Rajorshi Roy | November 29, 2011 | IDSA Comments
South Korea relives the Yeonpyeong attack by North Korea The people of Yeonpyeong Island remember with trepidation the devastating attack of November 2010. Since the Cheonan incident in March 2010 and chastened by the attack last year, South Korea has beefed up its military arsenal and strengthened its defence preparedness. Rajaram Panda | November 29, 2011 | IDSA Comments
