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The Need for a Chief of Defence Staff
Maj Gen Ashok Krishna argues that the "CDS as a part of the MoD, makes good sense from the point of view of management and bureaucratic streamlining"

A Chief of Defence Staff for Three Services!
Wg Cdr NK Pant comments on the debate on the appointment of CDS arguing that inter services rivalries must not impede the integration of the armed forces into a strategic command

The National Missile Defence System: To back or not to back!
Parama Sinha Palit lauds India's endorsements of the NMD while cautioning that India will have to play a balancing act between its relations with the US and Russia

China’s Intelligence Agency Operations in India
Dr Subhash Kapila documents the growth and current operations of Chinese intelligence service in India

Asia Pacific Security: Australia’s Security Re-Defined
Subhash Kapila provides an analysis of the Australian Defence White Paper 2000

Defence Budget: More Money Less Hardware
Wg Cdr NK Pant comments on the current defence budget and the need for judicious use of the increased outlay to modernize the armed forces

Japan: Upgradation of Defence and Surveillance Capabilities
Dr. Subhash Kapila comments on the reasons for current upgradation of Japanese navy and air force

Birds : Hazards To Safe Flying
Wg Cdr NK Pant highlights the seriousness of bird-hit accidents for aviation and points out measures that need to be adopted to prevent "loss of prohibitively expensive aircraft and trained pilots due to avoidable accidents".

Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) - II
Brig Chandra B Khanduri comments on the changes in military strategy with high technology becoming integral to all military operations

Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) - I
Brig Chandra B Khanduri comments on the changes in military strategy with high technology becoming integral to all military operations

Armed Forces and natural disasters
Wg Cdr NK Pant argues that India is badly in need of formulating a perfectly workable disaster management policy and the armed forces with their experience can contribute to this

The Smearing of the Sacrificial Goat
Chandra B Khanduri says the Hamdoor Enquiry has tarnished the image of uniformed people of Pakistan making them the sacrificial goat

Indo-Pak Relations and Prospects of Re-enaganement
Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 31 January 2001

Agni-II: A watered down response from China
Satyajit Mohanty and Bhartendu Singh analyse China’s response to India’s Agni –II missile

US Sanctions Regime and Defence Preparedness
Wg Cdr NK Pant evaluates the impact of US sanctions against India on defence preparedness of the Indian Armed Forces

Japan: The Emerging Defence Debate
Dr Subhash Kapila comments on the changing contours of Japanese strategic doctrine

Russian Foreign and Security Policies at the Juncture of the Millennium
Report of the Seminar held on 5 January 2001

The Indian Army - A Paper Tiger?
Brig. S. S. Chandel suggests a conscript Army

Aircraft Industry in India: An Apprisal
Wg Cdr NK Pant carries out a survey of the Indian aircraft industry and suggests disinvestment

The Academia and Defence
Wg Cdr NK Pant comments on academic debates on national security

Advanced Jet Trainer for the IAF
Wg Cdr NK Pant says the AJTs will provide a safe transition from the basic trainer to sophisticated high performance combat aircraft

A Recipe for the Kargil War, May 1999
Brig Chandra B Khanduri analyses the issues “skillfully avoided” by the Kargil Review Committee Report

Thinking about the Unthinkable
Prof RVR Chandrasekhara Rao opines that Humphrey Hawksley’s book Dragon Fire should be compulsory reading for politicians, military brass and civilian strategic analysts

RDX & IEDs: The Deadly Duet
Suba Chandran and Mallika Joseph detail that the RDX-IED combination will be the real problem in the coming years; more so than the AK-47s in the hands of the militant given the easy availability of explosives and the simple process involved in making an IED

Airborne Early Warning Aircraft for India
Wg Cdr NK Pant enumerates the advantages to inducting airborne early warning systems into the Indian Air Force

Armed Forces: Integration and Joint Command
Wg Cdr NK Pant stresses the need for a integration within the armed forces and integration of the civilian bureaucracy with the military

Intelligence: The Case of China
Dr Bhashyam Kasturi stresses upon the need for a focussed policy on China that is based on consideration of India’s national interests

Pakistan: The Latest Military Reshuffle
Dr. Subhash Kapila says Pakistan under Gen Musharraf will recess deeper into Islamic fundamentalism than any other Pak military ruler

Armed Forces and the Media
Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna says the media must be harnessed to win the battle of the hearts and the minds of the people

Indo-Vietnam Strategic Ties
Wg Cdr NK Pant enumerates the political and military advantages for India in an enhanced strategic relationship with Vietnam

The Problem of Black Money
TCA Srinivasa Raghavan discusses the reasons that have pushed the bill to enact the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to the back burner

Delay in Upgrading MiG Fleet
Wg Cdr NK Pant argues for a speedy upgradation of the MiG-21 to give a boost to nation’s air power

Concerns over American NMD
Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra comments on the international ramification of the US National Missile Defence

The US National Missile Defence and South Asia
Arpit Rajain argues that the US NMD has the potential to become a tool for initiating many new arms races, including one in South Asia

Evolving a theoretical perspective on Human Security
Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 30 June 2000

KRC: Government’s Sucess, but Intelligence Failure!
Ramkumar highlights the loopholes of the findings of the Kargil Review Committee report vis-a-vis intelligence.

Defence R&D: Mirages on Horizon
Wg Cdr NK Pant comments on the poor performance of the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) over the years

Surfing for Intelligence
Maj Gen Yashwant Deva comments on the increasing influence of the internet on intelligence gathering and dissemination

Pakistan – The Impact of India’s New Strategic Initiatives
Subhash Kapila looks at India's new strategic initiatives and analyses its implications for Paksitan

On A Mission To Learn From Others
Maj Gen Yashwant Deva looks at Mr. Advani's recent visit to Israel, UK and France and points out the lessons that can be learnt from their security systems for combating terrorism and insurgency in India

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Defence Reforms and National Security: Managing Threats and Challenges to India
Gurmeet Kanwal
Issue Brief 172

Alternative Strategies towards China: Charting India’s Course for the Next Decade
Jabin T Jacob
Issue Brief 162

Meeting Maritime Challenges: Indian Navy Looks Skywards
Radhakrishna Rao
Issue Brief 141

Indo-German Relations: Achievements and Challenges in the 21st Century
Marian Gallenkamp
Special Reports 78

Maritime Issues in South China Sea: A Survey of Literature
Harnit Kang
Special Reports 76

 
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