RESEARCH CLUSTER
Military Affairs
The cluster for Military Affairs comprises of a mix of serving officers of the Indian Armed Forces and civilian experts. Its research focus is on issues that impact upon national security and capacity-building of the Indian armed forces. Specific areas of focus include, emerging contemporary challenges in warfare, jointmanship, defence co-operation, maritime security, and military training needs. In addition, the cluster also addresses China- and Pakistan-related issues with bearing on their interface with Indian security.
Current focus areas are:
- Transformation in the Indian armed forces and military modernization
- Nuclear Doctrine of India
- Defence Co-operation initiatives by the Armed Forces
- Uses of military power in the Indian-Pakistan context
- PLA modernization and Implications for India
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The Challenges of Asymmetric Warfare
March 9, 2010
While the asymmetrical threat will have an effect on warfare at strategic, operational and tactical levels, the threat will be most dramatic at the operational level. The military intelligence function in future war
February 26, 2010
To prevent intelligence failures there is a need to incorporate the additional and fresh areas of intelligence interest brought on by the asymmetric and nuclear dimensions of future conflict. The Imperative of Modernising Military Communications Systems
February 16, 2010
Modernisation has been grossly inadequate in the field of command, control and communications systems that link the ‘shooters’ and ‘sensors’ together to achieve synergy through network centricity and effects-based operations. US Arms Sales are propping up Pakistan as a Regional Challenger
February 11, 2010
India is justified in seeing the US move to go ahead with the sale of the F-16s as an attempt to balance America’s strategic partnership with India by once again propping up Pakistan as a regional challenger. A Perspective on Regional Air Power
February 10, 2010
In light of the build up of Pakistan’s and China’s air power capabilities, India has little choice but to complete its procurement as quickly as possible if the IAF is to be ready to face a conventional conflict. Nuclear Implications of the ‘Two Front’ Formulation
January 29, 2010
The nuclear ‘backdrop’ carries dangers even in a single front let alone a ‘two front’ situation, particularly since a move to rescind the NFU tenet of doctrine may be necessary. Soldier in War – Positive Perspective
January 8, 2010
A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as a friend and as a man The PLA on Diplomatic Front in 2009
January 6, 2010
The participation of the PLA Navy in escort missions in foreign waters is a radical departure from the historical point of view because this is the first time that the PLA Navy is carrying out such tasks not in national waters. Ongoing Revision of Indian Army Doctrine
January 6, 2010
The point of significance is that even as the Army prepares for the worst case, it would be a political-diplomatic-strategic exercise to ensure that such a scenario does not arise. Japan Beefs up its Naval Capability
January 5, 2010
To assuage fears, Japan might see merit to take India on board in the form of a naval cooperation framework to secure peace at sea. Developments in the past 4-5 years in India-Japan relations point towards that direction.  |
