NBC Weapons: How free is Africa of the scourge? The entry into force of the Africa’s Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty or the Treaty of Pelindaba in July 2009 and the first conference of parties on November 4, 2010… Continue reading NBC Weapons: How free is Africa of the scourge? Ruchita Beri | July-December 2010 | CBW Magazine
Defence Acquisition Process : Oversight Concerns Aspects of cost-efficient QR formulation, RFI and RFP, technical and commercial evaluation including time frames for evaluation, imparting project management orientation to the entire acquisition process including post contract deficiencies were covered in a seminar organised by IDSA on October 27, 2009 seminar. Vinod Kumar Misra | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Unconventional Prime Minister: An Assessment of Kevin Rudd While there is no denying the fact that Rudd’s ideas on foreign policy were well-intentioned, one cannot possibly overlook the fact that it all fell apart in the course of practice. Rahul Mishra | July 02, 2010 | IDSA Comments
DPJ likely to struggle to retain control over the Upper House That the Futenma issue is still a sore subject for the ruling DPJ-led government is reflected in the fact that it has decided not to field a candidate in Okinawa in the upcoming election. Pranamita Baruah | July 02, 2010 | IDSA Comments
War and Peace in Modern India: A Strategic History of Nehru Years by Srinath Raghavan Medha Bisht | July 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistani Nuclear Use and Implications for India The robustness of India's nuclear doctrine would face a severe challenge in the case of conventional military offensives into Pakistan in a future Indo-Pak conflict. Such offensives are possible in case Pakistan's nuclear threshold is taken as high and its doctrine one of 'last resort'. However, Pakistani nuclear use options may include lower order nuclear use. In light of this, it recommends that India take a serious look at the Limited War concept as well as revise its nuclear doctrine to 'flexible nuclear retaliation'. Ali Ahmed | July 2010 | Strategic Analysis
When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World by Martin Jacques Gunjan Singh | July 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Name of the Game is Interdependence: A Comment Bharat Wariavwalla's ‘Name of the Game is Interdependence’ is a thoughtful and elegantly written essay that has insights for both the theoretically inclined academic as well as the policy wonk. The essay can almost neatly be divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the constraints that are imposed on contemporary great power relations (especially between China and the United States) because of multiple levels of interdependence. Amitabh Matto | July 2010 | Strategic Analysis
