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China: The Dawn of the Drones
Narayani Basu analyses what this development could mean for the future of the country's sovereignty disputes

India, Pakistan and the Nuclear Race: The Strategic Entanglement
PR Chari critiques Michael Krepon's commentary on "Nuclear Race on the Subcontinent: The Tortoise and the Hare"

Special Commentary: Gwadar and China’s Search for a Maritime Lebensraum
Vice Admiral (Retd.) Vijay Shankar analyses the country’s naval growth model and the larger characteristics of its maritime strategy

Gwadar: Can India Checkmate China?
Vijay Sakhuja posits Chabahar as the Indian alternative to balance the threat of Chinese presence in Gwadar

India and Pakistan: The Kargil Redux
PR Chari discusses General Shahid Aziz's revelations about Kargil and their implications

Pakistan's Military: Infiltration by the Hizbut Tahrir?
Rana Banerji highlights the resilience of Pakistan's administrative structures in pruning out unwanted elements

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
News
4 army men killed in Tral encounter
Rising Kashmir, 24 May 2013
Srinagar, May 24:  Four army personnel and a militant  died in a gunbattle in South Kashmir on Friday.The encounter took place at Buchu Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district when the army and the police had cordoned off a village...

Pak Army not interested in used US arms, says Kayani
The News, 23 May 2013
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said Wednesday that Pakistan is not interested in American weapons and ammunition being used in Afghanistan. Talking to journalists at the PM’s reception for visiting Chinese PM, he expressed...

Army chief to visit France to boost ties
Times of India, 22 May 2013
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Bikram Singh will be heading for Paris next week to further bolster the "already strong strategic partnership" with France, which is one of the biggest arms suppliers to India.  During his May 26-30...

Sri Lanka army to reduce presence in northern Jaffna
Hindu, 22 May 2013
The Sri Lanka army has said that it would reduce the number of military camps in the former rebel stronghold of northern Jaffna and hand over lands back to their original owners.“We will reduce the existing 17 military camps in Jaffna to just...

Army explains Kayani-Nawaz meeting
The News, 19 May 2013
DUBAI: The Nawaz-Kayani meeting will go a long way to ensure a smooth functioning of the democratic system, with complete focus on the domestic and regional security situation, a top military official said  on Saturday night. Speaking on condition...

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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
Arihant: Strengthening India’s Naval Capability
Rajaram Panda
Issue Brief 115
Indo-German Relations: Achievements and Challenges in the 21st Century
Marian Gallenkamp
Special Report 78
Maritime Issues in South China Sea: A Survey of Literature
Harnit Kang
Special Report 76
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Program: Blue water navy on the way
Hayoun Ryou
Issue Brief 101
Maritime Security: Japan Self Defence Force in Somalia Coast
Issue Brief 95
Demilitarisation of the Siachen Conflict Zone: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Gurmeet Kanwal
Issue Brief 46
T-90S “Bhishma”
Mallika Joseph
Issue Brief 19
books
Working towards a Verification Protocol for Biological Weapons
PR Chari and Arpit Rajain (Ed)
New Delhi: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, 2001
Book reviews
Dr Subhash Kapila reviews
UN Peace Keeping Operations: A Personal Account
EVENTS
India-Pakistan-China Nuclear Trilateral Dialogue
18 April 2011 , 1400-1700 hrs
IPCS Interaction with Taiwanese Delegation
5 April 2011 , 1030-1230 hrs
 
 

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