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Civil-Military Relations: Questioning the VK Singh Thesis
Ali Ahmed comments on the military’s right to resist the orders of the civilian authority

China’s Military Modernization: The Pentagon Report and Indian Fears
Bhartendu Kumar Singh cautions against the pitfalls of continued misgivings between China and India in light of the new Pentagon Report

The Indian Army: Organizational Changes in the Offing
Firdaus Ahmed views the proposed Army overhaul from the perspective of India’s Pak policy and nuclearization in South Asia

Capping the ‘Volcano’: Indian Military Action against Pakistan?
Ali Ahmed highlights the limitations of a potential Indian military strike against Pakistan

The New Chief and Transformation
Ali Ahmed outlines the opportunities and challenges ahead for the new Indian Army Chief

Indian Defence Deals: Cleaning the Augean Stables
Radhakrishna Rao assesses the results of the efforts of the Indian Defence Minister in tackling corruption

Clamour over the Henderson Brooks Report: Missing the Wood for the Trees?
Bhartendu Kumar Singh argues for greater institutionalized study of China to be undertaken within and outside the Indian government

Naga Peace Process: Which Way Forward?
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman analyzes the state of affairs on the eve of a fresh round of talks between the NSCN (I-M) and New Delhi

China and the Politics of UN Peacekeeping
Bhartendu Kumar Singh is critical of China’s poor contributions to peacekeeping operations 

Questioning ‘Compellence’ as Answer to India’s Pakistan Dilemma
Ali Ahmed criticizes votaries of military action against Pakistan post-26/11

Army Recruitment Drive in North Kashmir
Amin Masoodi examines the recent trend of Kashmiri youth joining the Indian armed forces

The Pay Commission Outcome as Opportunity
Ali Ahmed advocates reforms in the management and culture of the armed forces

The Kunming Joint Military Exercises and Sino-Indian Relations
Bhartendu Kumar Singh evaluates the first joint army exercises between the two nations

Siachen - The Ninth Round: The Freeze Continues
Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi comments on the lack of agreement on Siachen even after nine rounds of talks between India and Pakistan

Silencing International Obligations and The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
Rajat Rana says that all the three organs of the government have been unanimous in their act of violating international human rights obligations by continuing to defend the AFSPA

The Idea of Indifference & Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
Rajat Rana examines how the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, has institutionalized a 'superior grade of indifference' towards marginalised peoples

The New Army Doctrine in Limited War
Arzan Tarapore argues that the new army doctrine aspires to some sound principles of war, but its merits may be ill-suited to the concept of limited war in South Asia

Contemporary Peace Operations: An Indo-British Dialogue
Report of the Seminar held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 24 November 2004

Limited War and Escalation Control - II*
General V P Malik in a two part article analyses the dynamics of "limited war and escalation control". This is the second part

Limited War and Escalation Control - I*
General V P Malik in a two part article analyses the dynamics of "limited war and escalation control". This is the first part

'No' To 'Cold Start'
Firdaus Ahmed argues against the doctrine of 'Cold Start' as envisaged by the Indian Army

Limited War
Lt. Gen A. M. Vohra traces the concept of ‘limited war’ examining it in the context of Indo-Pak relations

Profiling the T-90S 'Bhishma'
Mallika Joseph details the specifications of the T-90S tank and juxtaposes it with Pakistan's T-80UD

Proliferation of Small Arms in South Asia and Human Security
Col PK Gautam, explaining the threat from small arms, appeals for enhanced international action against its proliferation

Initiating IEDs in the Small Arms Debate
Analyzing the increased use of IEDs and coupled with their preference over other small arms, Mallika Joseph, points out the need to include IEDs in the small arms debate

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Meeting Maritime Challenges: Indian Navy Looks Skywards
Radhakrishna Rao
Issue Brief 141

T-90S “Bhishma”
Mallika Joseph
Issue Brief 19

 
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