The Exit from ‘AfPak’: Don’t Blame Pakistan
Pakistan needs being wary of an embarrassed superpower.
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Nonalignment 2.0 and India’s Strategic Direction
An influential paper, Nonalignment 2.0, written by a galaxy of strategic thinkers is doing the rounds of the seminar circuit in New Delhi.
Read MoreSouth Asia: Pakistan holds the key
India and Pakistan are at the cusp of another opportunity for moving forward on in their relationship.
Read MoreBehind India’s Defense Budget
This week’s unveiling of the budget finds India hiking its defense budget by 19 per cent, with 40 per cent as capital outlay.
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan: Missing NCBMs
The two states are working overtime to ensure mutual deterrence.
Read MoreIndia: For an Introspective Turn
Favoring human security can help the government realize its constitutional obligations. Since India faces no existential threat, exaggerations such as the ‘two front’ threat notwithstanding, India can make this shift.
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan: Solving the ‘chicken or egg’ conundrum
The fortieth anniversary of a significant clash of arms in the subcontinent is an appropriate juncture for reflection on regional security. Four decades on, it is clear that the security dilemma of the two protagonist states,...
Read MoreEvaluating the China ‘Threat’ Thesis in India
Early this month, the Indian cabinet approved the army’s expansion by 86,000 soldiers, touted as the largest restructuring since the mechanization in the eighties. The additional capabilities are intended for the China front....
Read MoreUsing Military Dangers Gainfully
The paradox is that the more dangers are injected into an interaction and projected as such, the more stability there is in the system. Additional deterrence stability is sought through the working of uncertainty, that ‘anything...
Read MoreIndia, China, and the US: The Debate in India
The latest spat in the South China Sea, in a first, involves China and India. An Indian naval ship, INS Airavat, transited through the sea claimed by China as its “territorial waters”. It had left a Vietnamese port after a spot...
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