Deradicalisation in Bangladesh: Challenges Ahead The Sheikh Hasina government has been able to crack down on militant outfits by initiating a process of de-radicalisation ever since it came to power in 2009. This has been evident from the fact that since 2009 the violent activities of the Islamic extremists have been curtailed with relatively little bloodshed. And the same has been the case with the left wing extremists in the country. The Sheikh Hasina regime is more determined, than any government since the formation of Bangladesh to de-radicalise the political as well as the social structure of Bangladesh. Anshuman Behera | April 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Visit to Kazakhstan Dr. Singh’s visit has led to a major thrust on cooperation in the energy sector including hydrocarbons and nuclear energy. Meena Singh Roy | April 27, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Emerging Dynamics of Pakistan’s Internal Situation and the Security Challenge for India As of now, institutions within Pakistan are strong enough to prevent both the balkanisation of Pakistan as well as the possibility of the state falling into theocratic hands. Pakistan is also unlikely to wind up terror operations against India as it considers the terrorist organisations to be its strategic assets. Internal disturbances within Pakistan allow it to maintain plausible deniability and the shifting of blame on to non-state actors over whom Pakistan claims it has no control. This paper argues that India’s response to terror will have to be well thought out. Dhruv C Katoch | April 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Back Channel with Pakistan Army: A Gambit Worth Trying The aversion in India to dealing directly with Pakistan's military establishment is entirely understandable, but is also unreal given the power dynamics of Pakistani politics. Sushant Sareen | April 26, 2011 | IDSA Comments
ISRO’s Successful PSLV-C16 Flight With the successful sixteenth flight of the PSLV-C16, the “feel good” factor has returned to ISRO which was buffeted by failures and controversy over the last year. Ajey Lele | April 25, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Making Sense of ‘Nasr’ In rethinking Cold Start as a default option and working towards proactive ‘contingency’ options, India is a step ahead in doctrinal shadow boxing. Ali Ahmed | April 24, 2011 | IDSA Comments
China’s Expanding Footprint in Nepal: Threats to India Nepal used to be a safe zone for India. China was least interested in Nepal till 1950s. But strategic design changed once China forcefully occupied Tibet. Nehru tried to strengthen the Indian positioning in Himalayan sphere vis-àvis China. Things became more complicated once China started intruding in Nepal. This article tries to see the emerging Chinese threats from Nepal. Since 1,751 km India-Nepal border runs through 20 districts of five Indian states. The India-Nepal border is open. China has tried through its long strategy to erase Nepalese dependency on India. Satish Kumar | April 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Outcome Budgeting in India: The Need for Re-Engineering The transformation from the comforts of outlay budgeting to an environment of accountability with outcome budgeting is difficult but not impossible. This re-engineering is essential as in the absence of outcome budgeting, budget management may be ineffective and ineffective budget management would weaken the Public Financial Management (PFM) system. A weakened PFM could even threaten established economic, social and political equilibriums. Sanjeev Mishra | April 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Alex Mintz and Karl DeRouen Jr., Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making Leaders make decisions to go to war, make peace, form alliances, establish diplomatic relations, take a position on nuclear nonproliferation, impose economic sanctions, or ratify global environmental agreements. The focus of Alex Mintz and Karl DeRouen’s book Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making is this broad range of foreign policy decisions. The book presents a decision making approach to foreign policy analysis. The benefits of such an approach are that it analyses not only the outcomes of decisions but also the dynamics and the processes of decision making. Saroj Bishoyi | April 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s Aircraft Carrier: Some Observations China’s aircraft carrier programme will not only affect the balance of power in the Asia Pacific region but also add impetus to the Chinese maritime intent. Avinash Godbole , Sarabjeet Singh Parmar | April 21, 2011 | IDSA Comments
