IDSA OCCASIONAL PAPERS

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Sustaining Motivation in Sub-Conventional Warfare
K C Dixit
2010

This paper is an attempt to understand the peculiarities of the operational environment in sub-conventional warfare scenario in Indian context. It recommends measures which need to be taken at various levels by concerned agencies to sustain and enhance the motivational level of troops.

India’s Northeast 2020: Four Alternative Futures
Namrata Goswami
2010

This Occasional Paper focuses on the insurgency problem in the Northeast and give policy recommendations to bring about peace and development in the region.

India's Unfinished Security Revolution
Sandy Gordon
2010

This paper argues that internal security reforms are crucial not only for India's own security and that of its immediate neighbourhood, but also for its rise as an Asian and world power.

A Study on Illegal Immigration into North-East India: The Case of Nagaland
M. Amarjeet Singh
2009

Efforts to control and prevent illegal immigration remain highly inadequate in India; and likely to remain so in the coming years. But, the reality is that unabated illegal immigration has enormous demographic and social implications, capable of creating tensions and conflict between the immigrants and the natives; and more so among the natives.

Impact of Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme on Combat Capability of the Police Forces in Naxal-Affected States: A Critical Evaluation
Om Shankar Jha
2009

This occasional paper attempts to assess and analyse the impact of the MPF scheme on building police combat capability in affected States.

Northeast India: Linguistic Diversity and Language Politics
T T Haokip
2009

The language issue has the potential to explode into ethnic conflicts and as a result it requires critical analysis and farsighted action from the government and the linguistic groups in question.

Coastal Security Arrangement: A Case Study of Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts
Pushpita Das
2009

Lack of manpower, training, infrastructure and coordination coupled with other systemic flaws and state government’s indifference to coastal security have severely undermined the efficacy of the coastal security apparatus.

The Global Economic Crisis: Some Strategic Implications
Rajan Katoch
2009

Huge budget deficits and the need to spend on fiscal stimuli are bound to impact upon defence budgets and the ability to undertake long-term overseas operations.

Combating Left Wing Extremism: Is Police Training Lacking?
Om Shankar Jha
2009

The menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE), commonly termed as Naxalism and Maoist insurgency, has been categorised as the single biggest challenge to India’s internal security by the Prime Minister.

Looking “East” Through India’s North East: Identifying Policy “Challenges” and Outlining the “Responses”
Namrata Goswami
2009

This paper throws light on challenges like lack of infrastructure, crisis of insurgency, the disjuncture between the elites and the social base in the North East regarding the “Look East” policy, and the states' incapacities during the implementation process of this policy.

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