No Time for Finger-Pointing: Taking a Long View after the Mumbai Blasts Much has been written about terrorism and counterterrorism as forms of communication, but such analyses are usually jettisoned in the arena of “breaking news alerts” and real-time reporting. Ellie B. Hearne | July 14, 2011 | IDSA Comments
China’s Strategic Vision and the PLA’s Rise The aim of this paper is to examine the rising power of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in China’s strategic vision. Since the founding of new China in 1949, there have been instances of PLA leaders challenging the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership. But on each instance the Party prevailed emphatically. The dictum “The Party commands the gun, and the army protects the Party” is still very much in place. In the last two decades, however, the relationship between the Party and the PLA has undergone some significant changes. Bhaskar Roy | July 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
India-Pakistan Dialogue: Cautious Optimism, Lots of Scepticism Pakistan’s conciliatory approach towards India is tactical and could change rapidly if the army decides that its interests are better served through a more offensive posture. Sushant Sareen | July 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Last Space Shuttle Flight The US is stopping the shuttle programme by design and not for want of technology or money; nor does discontinuing the space shuttle indicate that the US has lost the space race. Ajey Lele | July 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Chinese Anti Access Strategy: Conceptualising and Contextualising an Indian Version The asymmetric military balance prevailing between India and China is likely to get accentuated overtime if effective political and military steps are not taken by to address the same. The paper looks upon the need to develop an asymmetric strategy by India to prevent domination by inimical or hostile adversaries. This paper attempts to examine the principles of the Chinese Anti Access Strategy and use that as a model to develop the contours of an Indian ‘Grand Strategy that entails developing military capabilities capable of inflicting damage and raising the cost of intervention. Arun Sahgal | July 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Revolution in Military Affairs with Chinese Characteristics While China’s interest in Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) dates back to the mid-1980s, the Western hi-tech precision military action in the 1991 Gulf War; the 1999 Kosovo war; the 2003 Iraq war and the continuing Afghan campaign have all convinced it to opt for the RMA, albeit within the limits of Chinese technology, organisation, and defence budget. Srikanth Kondapalli | July 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
An Ocean at The Intersection of Two Emerging Maritime Narratives This issue brief delves into the pragmatic motivations undergirding India and China’s “will to the sea”, before examining on a more conceptual level how New Delhi and Beijing have drawn on the old in order to buttress the new, most notably through the crafting of two maritime narratives. Iskander Rehman | July 11, 2011 | Issue Brief
Jawaharlal Nehru and the Chief of Defence Staff The appointment of the Naresh Chandra Committee is an opportunity for India’s strategic community to engage in a long-overdue debate on our approach to national security V. P. Malik , Anit Mukherjee | July 11, 2011 | Issue Brief
China’s Claim on Arunachal Pradesh: Local Perspectives Issue Brief tries to establish an understanding of local perspectives on the Chinese claim. It also details the challenges that have been afflicting the state over the years namely related to governance, rivers, and border security.... Namrata Goswami | July 11, 2011 | Issue Brief
Sudan in Transition As a new nation emerges in Africa, India needs to shape its policy to deal with impending changes in Sudan. India’s deep engagement with Sudan suggests that its role in post referendum Sudan will be important Ruchita Beri | July 08, 2011 | Issue Brief
