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    India's Cyber Security Challenge Cyber Security, E-Book, Cyber Warfare IDSA Task Force Strategic Technologies 2012 BOOK
    • Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
      2012

    This report argues that Government and the private sector give cyber security some priority in their security and risk management plans, and do this jointly. Being a report that is addressed to the security community in the widest sense and intended to stimulate public discussion, it relies on publicly available information.

    • ISBN 81-86019-98-7,
    • Price: ₹. 125/-
    • E-copy available

    About the Task Force Report

    Cyberspace as an independent theatre of war is about attacks that compromise the capability to use these facilities: they cannot be prevented by the security services in isolation.

    The defence of cyberspace necessarily involves the forging of effective partnerships between the public organisations charged with ensuring the security of cyberspace and those who manage the use of this space by myriad users like government departments, banks, infrastructure, manufacturing and service enterprises and individual citizens.The defence of cyberspace has a special feature. The national territory or space that is being defended by the land, sea and air forces is well defined. Outer space and cyberspace are different. They are inherently international even from the perspective of national interest.

    This report argues that Government and the private sector give cyber security some priority in their security and risk management plans, and do this jointly. Being a report that is addressed to the security community in the widest sense and intended to stimulate public discussion, it relies on publicly available information.

    Contents

    Acronyms and Abbreviations
    Preface

    Chapter 1: Setting the Scene

    Chapter 2: Cyber Security - An Overview

    Chapter 3: Cyber War - The Need for Preparedness

    Chapter 4: Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnership

    Chapter 5: Harmonising the National Legal Regime with the International Legal Regime

    Chapter 6: Recommendations

    Appendices
    Appendix 1: Proposed Coordination Structure for Cyber and Information War
    Appendix 2: Cyber Security Incidents 2004-2011
    Appendix 3: Speech of Mr Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, at the London Conference on Cyberspace
    Appendix 4: Selected Parliamentary Questions related to Cyber Security
    Appendix 5: Report of UN Group of Governmental Experts
    Appendix 6: IBSA Multistakeholder Meeting on Global Internet Governance

    IDSA Task Force on Cyber Security

    Chairman

    Dr Nitin Desai was formerly Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, GOI and later Under Secretary General of the UN and Chair of the Multi-stake holder Advisory Group that organises the annual UN Internet Governance Forum.

    Members

    Dr Arvind Gupta is Director General, IDSA.

    Lt Gen Aditya Singh retired as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, of the Indian Army. He served as a member of the National Security Advisory Board from 2008 to 2010.

    Dr Kamlesh Bajaj is the CEO of the Data Security Council of India(DSCI) and was the founding Director of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at the Ministry of Communications and IT.

    Mr B J Srinath is a Senior Director (Scientist ‘G’) in the ‘Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Department of IT, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India.

    Mr Salman Waris is currently a Partner with a prominent Delhi based law firm and expert on Cyber law issues.

    Mr Amit Sharma is a Joint Director in the Office of Secretary, Dept of Defence (R&D), Ministry of Defence.

    Wg Cdr Ajey Lele is Research Fellow at the IDSA.

    Dr Cherian Samuel is Associate Fellow at the IDSA.

    Mr Kapil Patil is Research Assistant, Pugwash India.

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    Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
    ISBN 81-86019-98-7
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    Building Army’s Human Resource for Sub-conventional Warfare Indian Army, Human Resource K C Dixit Military Affairs 2012 BOOK
    • Publisher: Pentagon Security International
      2012

    This book portrays how the peculiarities of subconventional warfare impact the soldiers and what needs to be done to address the ill effects by various agencies at macro as well as micro level. Specifically, it brings out the methodology to sustain motivation of troops in this special warfare and suggests measures to optimize their stress levels. Through this book, the author has brought out various issues which cause extraordinary stress among army personnel operating in sub-conventional warfare environment.

    • ISBN 9788182746039,
    • Price: ₹. 695/-

    About the Book

    This book portrays how the peculiarities of subconventional warfare impact the soldiers and what needs to be done to address the ill effects by various agencies at macro as well as micro level. Specifically, it brings out the methodology to sustain motivation of troops in this special warfare and suggests measures to optimize their stress levels. Through this book, the author has brought out various issues which cause extraordinary stress among army personnel operating in sub-conventional warfare environment. The issue assumes greater significance due to the fact that soldiers trained in conventional warfare tactics suffer higher levels of stress when employed for subconventional operations. Various realistic recommendations have been made to address stressrelated issues in the army.

    The bearings of this study are universal with special reference to Indian context. This book has tried to highlight some of the basic issues that need to be addressed to build army's human resource for subconventional warfare, while keeping their conventional warfare capability intact. Subconventional operations put tremendous professional and psychological pressures on military leaders and troops. Therefore, the importance of sustaining their motivation and morale in these circumstances, assumes added importance, which if not addressed in right earnest, can well manifest in the form of stress, tension, frustration, anger and cumulatively result in below par performance as a combat outfit.

    The analyses presented in this book reflect upon the need of understanding sub-conventional warfare, its impact on the psyche of participating troops and adopting methodology to develop army's human resource by sustaining their motivational levels through stress optimization process.

    Contents

    Foreword [Download]
    Acknowledgements

    Introduction [Download]

    Chapter 1: Understanding Sub-Conventional Warfare

    Chapter 2: Motivating Army for Sub-Conventional Warfare

    Chapter 3: Sub-Conventional Warfare Stress Optimisation

    Chapter 4: Managing Stress-Related Issues in Army

    Chapter 5: Developing Human Resource for Sub-Conventional Warfare

    Chapter 6: Conclusion

    Bibliography

    Index [Download]

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    Publisher: Pentagon Security International
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    Towards A New Asian Order Asia, Asian Security Conference Publications Jagannath P. Panda, Ali Ahmed, Prashant Kumar Singh South Asia 2012 BOOK
    • Publisher: Shipra Publications
      2012

    The volume contains contributions by leading Asian analysts and Asia watchers on the theme of prospects for Asian integration. It discusses regionalism at the continental level and investigates overarching trends. It focuses on Asia's 'rise' and the key factors shaping the Asian regional order. The volume also provides valuable perspectives on Asia's sub-regions. Another salient feature of this volume is its coverage of increasingly significant non-traditional issues in the Asian context.

    • ISBN 978-81-7541-615-4 ,
    • Price: ₹. 995/-
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    About the Book

    The volume contains contributions by leading Asian analysts and Asia watchers on the theme of prospects for Asian integration. It discusses regionalism at the continental level and investigates overarching trends. It focuses on Asia's 'rise' and the key factors shaping the Asian regional order. The volume also provides valuable perspectives on Asia's sub-regions. Another salient feature of this volume is its coverage of increasingly significant non-traditional issues in the Asian context.

    About the Author

    Ali Ahmed is Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

    Dr Jagannath P. Panda is Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

    Dr Prashant K. Singh is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

    CONTENTS

    A New Asian Order for the Asian Century
    ----A.K. Antony

    Introduction: Super Asia

    Section One In Theory

    1. Patterns of Conflict and Stability in the Asian Region from a Long-term Perspective
    ----William R. Thompson

    2. A Necessary Ghost Hunt? West European Integration in East Asian Regionalism Studies
    ----Zhang Zhenjiang

    3. Globalisation and the Rise of Asia: Regional Cooperation to Sustain Economic Stability in Asia
    ----Niklas Swanström

    Section Two Rising China

    4. The Rise of China, the Rise of India, and the Changing Geopolitics of Asia: Contending Perspectives on India-China Relations
    ----Vincent Wei-cheng Wang

    5. The United States, the Rise of China, and US-Indian Relations
    ----Robert J. Art

    6. Challenges of Rising China: A New Cold War or Neo- Imperialism?
    ----Masako Ikegami

    7. Realist and Pragmatic Elements in China’s Grand Strategy: Assessment of China’s Relations with Japan, Taiwan and India
    ----Mumin Chen

    Section Three Regional Snapshots

    8. Russia and Geopolitics of East Asia
    ----Alexander Lukin

    9. Iranian-American Relations and the Future Security Architecture in Western Asia
    ----Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

    10. Security for Western Asia: Building a Cooperation Framework among Turkey, Iran and the Arabs
    ----Paul Salem

    11. The East Asia Summit and the Regional Security Architecture
    ----Joseph Chinyong Liow

    Section Four Widening the Security Ambit

    12. Technology, Security and State Development in East Asia and India
    ----Tai Ming Cheung

    13. Energy Security and Asian Regional Architecture
    ----Xia Liping

    14. Towards an Architecture of a Global Disasters Management Regime: A Road Map
    ----Yaacov Y.I. Vertzberger

    15. The Geopolitics of Himalayan-Tibetan Glacier Melt
    ----Syed Iqbal Hasnain

    16. Himalayan Hydrology and Hydropolitics
    ----Uttam Kumar Sinha

    Section Five ClOSER HOME

    17. US Policy towards South Asia
    ----Sumit Ganguly

    18. Indo-Pak Relations and the Balance of Emotions
    ----Prakash Menon

    19. How is India Managing its Asian Challenge?
    ----Arvind Gupta

    An Indian View on a Changing Asia
    ----Shivshankar Menon

    Contributors

    Index

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    Publisher: Shipra Publications
    ISBN 978-81-7541-615-4
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    Space Security: Need for Global Convergence Ajey Lele, Arvind Gupta, Amitav Mallik Strategic Technologies 2012 BOOK
    • Publisher: Pentagon Press
      2012

    Employment of Space technologies for advancing the nation's social, scientific and economic interests is gaining increasing importance in the 21st century. At the same time Space security, which includes the security of Space assets and the ability to use Space for civilian and security purposes, is also attracting increasing attention. This book is an attempt to analyse the ongoing trends in the Space domain and emphasis the need for India to establish a comprehensive Space strategy.

    • ISBN 9788182746053

    About the Book

    Employment of Space technologies for advancing the nation's social, scientific and economic interests is gaining increasing importance in the 21st century. At the same time Space security, which includes the security of Space assets and the ability to use Space for civilian and security purposes, is also attracting increasing attention. During the last few decades the number of states investing in satellite technologies has grown. Today, satellite technology is providing a wide array of services from mobile telephony to global navigation to disaster management. The Armed Forces in various parts of the world have also begun to rely increasingly on Space technologies. Particularly the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent military campaigns in various parts of the world have demonstrated the significance of Space technologies for militaries. With the growing reliance of Armed Forces on Space technology, the concern about security of Space assets is increasing. These concerns have been further fuelled by the anti-satellite (ASAT) test undertaken by China in 2007. As a Space-faring nation it is important for India to constantly monitor the rapidly changing global Space order. This book is an attempt to analyse the ongoing trends in the Space domain and emphasis the need for India to establish a comprehensive Space strategy.

    About the Editors

    Dr Arvind Gupta, who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service, is an Additional Secretary to the Government of India. He is presently on deputation from the Ministry of External Affairs to the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi where he holds the Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair in Strategic and Defence Studies.

    Prof Amitav Mallik was founder director of Laser Science and Technology (LASTEC), New Delhi. He has served as a member National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). He was awarded 'Padma-Shri' by the President of India for contribution to defence research.

    Wg Cdr Ajey Lele is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi.

    Contents

    Foreword
    Contributors
    Introduction [Download]

    PART I

    International Space Security Environment
    1. Space Security Environment: Technology Impact and International Concerns
    -- Amitav Mallik

    2. An Overview of Chinese Space Policies and Programmes
    -- Arun Sahgal

    3. The Space Policy of the United States
    -- C V Sastry

    PART II

    Legal Environment and Disarmament Issues
    4. International Space Law: Future Outlook
    -- Ranjana Kaul

    5. India, CD and Space Security
    -- Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

    6. The Prospect of Weaponisation of Outer Space
    -- Arjun Subramaniam

    PART III

    Technological Environment

    7. Emerging Space Technologies—Their Impact on National Security
    -- Rajaram Nagappa

    8. ASAT and Missile Defence: The Technological Overlap and its Strategic Dimensions
    -- A. Vinod Kumar

    PART IV

    Space Policy

    9. Threat to Indian Space Assets
    -- Deepak Sharma

    10. India and ASAT Capability
    -- Arvind Kumar

    11. Need for a Space Security Policy for India
    -- Arvind Gupta

    Summing Up
    12. Space Security: Challenges and Assessment
    13. Organisational Architecture: India
    14. Conclusion

    Index


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    ISBN 9788182746053
    The Terror Challenge In South Asia and Prospect of Regional Cooperation Bangladesh, India, Counter-Terrorism, Maldives, Bhutan, E-Book, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Terrorism, Nepal, South Asia, South Asia Conference Publications Anand Kumar South Asia 2012 BOOK
    • Publisher: Pentagon Security International
      2012

    This book is an attempt to study the problem of terrorism in South Asia, which has often been perceived as its hub. The contributors to the volume belonging to South Asian region have provided valuable insights on the issue of terrorism and have also suggested measures to deal with the problem. They consider terrorism as a phenomenon that has been harmful to society, economy and polity of the South Asian nations. At the same time, they also point out that there should not be over-emphasis on the use of force. In fact, a calibrated use of force is likely to be more effective.

    • ISBN 978-81-8274-599-5 ,
    • Price: ₹. 695/-
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    About the Book

    This book is an attempt to study the problem of terrorism in South Asia, which has often been perceived as its hub. The contributors to the volume belonging to South Asian region have provided valuable insights on the issue of terrorism and have also suggested measures to deal with the problem. They consider terrorism as a phenomenon that has been harmful to society, economy and polity of the South Asian nations. At the same time, they also point out that there should not be over-emphasis on the use of force. In fact, a calibrated use of force is likely to be more effective.

    Contents

    List of Abbreviations
    About the Contributors

    Introduction
    -- Anand Kumar

    SECTION I: Problems of Terrorism in South Asia

    1. Developing a Viable Counter-terrorism Strategy for South Asia
    -- V.P. Malik

    2. Beyond Terrorism: Dimensions of Political Violence in South Asia
    -- S.D. Muni

    3. Lessons Learnt and Future Prospects in Post-war Sri Lanka
    -- Jehan Perera

    4. India’s Experience in Dealing with Terrorism
    -- Arvind Gupta, Ashok Behuria, P.V. Ramana and Pushpita Das

    5. Countering Terrorism—The Maldivian Perspective
    -- Mohamed Ziad

    6. The Impact of Terrorism on Sri Lanka: A Multifaceted Analysis
    -- Shivaji Felix

    7. Bhutan’s Approach to Combating Terrorism
    -- Karma Tsering Namgyal

    8. Cycles of Violence: Conflict in ‘Post-Conflict’ Nepal
    -- Deepak Thapa

    9. The Role of Academics in Combating Terrorism: A Closer Look at Bangladesh
    -- Imtiaz Ahmed

    SECTION II: Regional Cooperation in Counter-terrorism

    10. Opportunities for Regional Stability: The View from Pakistan
    -- Shehryar Fazli

    11. Assessing Counter-terror Cooperation in South Asia
    -- Anand Kumar

    12. Counter-terrorism and Regional Cooperation in South Asia
    -- Chiran Jung Thapa

    Index

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    Non-State Armed Groups in South Asia Arpita Anant Terrorism & Internal Security 2011 BOOK
    • Publisher: Pentagon Press
      2011

    This book is a comprehensive survey of a large number of non-state armed groups in South Asia. It will be useful for further research on non-state armed violence, including- but not limited to-testing the validity of these generalisations, providing a comparative perspective on select groups and studying more cases to enrich the generalisations.

    • ISBN 978-81-8274-575-9 ,
    • Price: ₹. 995/-

    About the Book

    This book is a comprehensive survey of a large number of non-state armed groups in South Asia. It brings together rich and rigorous contributions by scholars in India and reflects their deep understanding not only of the groups, but also the socio-economic and political environs in which they sustain themselves. More importantly, the book is a contribution to the field of research on terrorism. Going beyond a mere profiling of groups, the method of structured focused comparison provides an opportunity to make some contingent generalizations regarding non-state armed groups in the region. The book will be useful for further research on non-state armed violence, including- but not limited to-testing the validity of these generalisations, providing a comparative perspective on select groups and studying more cases to enrich the generalisations.

    About the Editor

    Dr. Arpita Anant is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. She holds a Ph.D. in International Politics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, for her thesis on ?Group Rights in the Indian and International Discourses?. She is a recipient of the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship and the Commonwealth Visiting Fellowship for the year 2001-02. Her current research interests include internal security in India with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir and armed conflicts in Asia.

    Contents

    Foreword
    Acknowledgements
    About the Contributors

    1. Introduction [Download Introduction]
    -- Arpita Anant

    Part I: The Nature of the Challenge

    2. The Persistence of Identity Conflicts in South Asia: New Dynamics and the Search for New Explanations
    -- Ajay Darshan Behera

    3. Some Socio-economic Aspects of the Maoist Insurgency in India
    -- Sudeep Chakravarti

    4. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism in Asia
    -- Reshmi Kazi

    Part II: The Case Studies

    GROUPS BASED ON ETHNIC MOTIVATIONS
    5. Armed Conflict in Manipur: The Case of UNLF
    -- Amarjeet Singh

    6. Dima Halam Daogah: Fire in the Abandoned Hills
    -- Jaideep Saikia

    7. In Guerrilla Zone: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim—Isak-Muivah
    -- Namrata Goswami

    8. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA): Liberating Force or to be Liberated?
    -- Nani Gopal Mahanta

    9. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB): Continuing Stalemate
    -- Shubhrajeet Konwer

    10. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: Crouching Violence; Hidden Peace
    -- N. Manoharan

    GROUPS BASED ON LEFT-WING MOTIVATIONS

    11. Profiling India’s Maoists: An Overview
    -- P.V. Ramana

    12. Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
    -- Medha Bisht

    13. Maoist Insurgency in East Indian States: Issues and Mobilization
    -- Nihar Nayak

    GROUPS BASED ON RELIGIOUS MOTIVATIONS

    14. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen: An “Indigenous” Armed Group
    -- Arpita Anant

    15. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (Movement of Holy Warriors)
    -- Kanchan Lakshman

    16. Jaish-e-Mohammed
    -- Priyanka Singh
    17. Lashkar-e-Toiba
    -- D. Suba Chandran and Rekha Chakravarthi

    18. Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami: Organization, Dynamics and the Potential for Subversion
    -- Bibhu Prasad Routray

    19. Radical Islamic Groups in Bangladesh: The Case of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
    -- Smruti S. Pattanaik

    20. The Taliban
    -- Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

    Part III: Countering Non-State Violence in India

    21. The Rise, Fall and Rise of Insurgencies in India’s North-East
    -- Bibhu Prasad Routray

    22. Lessons from India’s Counterinsurgency Experience in the North East
    -- Vivek Chadha

    23. Rise of Naxalism and its Implications for National Security: A Political, Security and Socio-economic Campaign
    -- E.N. Rammohan

    24. The Rise and Decline of Armed Non-State Actors: The Kashmir Experience
    -- D. Suba Chandran

    25. Changing Dynamics of Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
    -- S.K. Saini

    Part IV: Conclusion

    26. Non-State Armed Groups in South Asia: A Preliminary Structured Focused Comparison
    -- Arpita Anant

    Index

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    Publisher: Pentagon Press
    ISBN 978-81-8274-575-9
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    India-Bangladesh Relations: Towards Convergence Bangladesh, India, India-Bangladesh Relations, E-Book IDSA Task Force South Asia 2011 BOOK
    • Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
      2011

    Taking note of the strategic importance of India and Bangladesh for each other, the report cautions against complacency and argues that the Indian PM’s visit provides an opportunity to take India-Bangladesh relations to a higher trajectory and move towards a strategic partnership. The significance of strong India-Bangladesh ties goes beyond the bilateral context. Good relations between India and Bangladesh will have positive influence on the region. Regional countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand will benefit from trade and transit connectivity between India and Bangladesh.

    • ISBN 81-86019-91-X ,
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    About the Book

    On the eve of PM's forthcoming visit to Dhaka, IDSA has come out with a task force report titled "India and Bangladesh: Moving Towards Convergence".

    Taking note of the strategic importance of India and Bangladesh for each other, the report cautions against complacency and argues that the Indian PM’s visit provides an opportunity to take India-Bangladesh relations to a higher trajectory and move towards a strategic partnership. The significance of strong India-Bangladesh ties goes beyond the bilateral context. Good relations between India and Bangladesh will have positive influence on the region. Regional countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand will benefit from trade and transit connectivity between India and Bangladesh.

    The report has been written by IDSA scholars, Arvind Gupta, Anand Kumar, Smruti Pattanaik, Sreeradha Datta and Ashok Behuria. Director General of IDSA, N. S. Sisodia has written a foreword.

    Contents

    Foreword
    Abbreviations List of Annexures
    Introduction
    Chapter I: Domestic Developments in Bangladesh
    Chapter II: Recent Trends in Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy
    Chapter III: India and Bangladesh: Towards Convergence
    Chapter IV: Recommendations
    Chapter V: India-Bangladesh Relations: Bangladesh Media Reactions
    Annexures


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    Pakistan Occupied Kashmir : Changing the Discourse Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), E-Book PoK Project Report South Asia 2011 BOOK
    • Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
      2011

    The report brings out key facts relating to the history of PoK and analyses the prevailing political situation in the region. The report aims to disseminate information on PoK, inform public opinion and create awareness on a crucial issue which has been largely ignored.

    • ISBN 81-86019-90-1 ,
    • Price: ₹. 175/-
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    About the Report

    As part of the ongoing IDSA research project on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), a Round Table was organised at IDSA on August 19, 2010.The project report is based on the proceedings of this Round Table and, it also has significant inputs from the POK News Digest, IDSA’s monthly newsletter on developments in PoK. The report brings out key facts relating to the history of PoK and analyses the prevailing political situation in the region. The report aims to disseminate information on PoK, inform public opinion and create awareness on a crucial issue which has been largely ignored.

    Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Abbreviations
    Brief Background
    Why PoK is Important?
    PoK since 1947
      The Situation in 'Azad Jammu and Kashmir’
        Framework for Administration
        Nominal Independence
        Economic Exploitation
         
      Situation in Gilgit-Baltistan
        Self Governance Order 2009: Empowerment or Eyewash?
        Demographic Change in Gilgit-Baltistan
        Sectarian Violence
         
      Economic Exploitation
         
    Increasing International Attention
      Human Rights Violations in PoK
      The Reports by HRW, HRCP and ICG
      Emma Nicholson's Report: Significant Observations
         
    Militant Training Camps and Jihadi Influence
         
    Growing Chinese Presence
         
    Cross-LoC Transport & Trade
     
    PoK and India: A Case of Neglect
     
    Recommendations
         
    Appendices
      I. Readings
      II. Chronology of Significant Developments in PoK during 2009-2010
      III. Fact Sheet on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
      IV. The Constitution of India Part XXI
      V. Map


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    Imagining Asia in 2030: Trends, Scenarios and Alternatives Asian Security Conference Publications Ajey Lele, Namrata Goswami South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean & UN, Eurasia & West Asia 2011 BOOK
    • Publisher: Academic Foundation
      2011

    Bringing together a pool of renowned international experts, the book deals with the potential drivers of future change in Asia like economic growth, climate change, demographics, urbanisation, migration, resource competition, technology, military modernisation, globalisation, nationalism and identity politics, radical movements, extremism and terrorism, and great power competition.

    • ISBN 978-81-7188-870-2 ,
    • Price: ₹. 1295/-
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    About the Book

    Future belongs to Asia. Already a major transition of wealth and power from the West to the East is being witnessed as never before. Asia could withstand the economic Tsunami which engulfed most of the developed world in 2008. Asian powers like China and India are being envisaged as the drivers of the future global economy. On the other hand, Asia is also facing major security challenges. How Asian states continue with the present pace of their economic growth and simultaneously deal with myriad international security threats is an intriguing question for the world at large.

    Bringing together a pool of renowned international experts, the book deals with the potential drivers of future change in Asia like economic growth, climate change, demographics, urbanisation, migration, resource competition, technology, military modernisation, globalisation, nationalism and identity politics, radical movements, extremism and terrorism, and great power competition. It not only attempts to describe the future for Asia in 2030, but also offers exciting alternative future scenarios.

    Contents

    About the Editors/Contributors

    Preface

    Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water

    1. Climate Change and Implications for Security
    ---- Stephan Harrison

    2. Water Security in Asia 2030: A Look at Indus and Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basins
    ---- Uttam Kumar Sinha

    Economic Growth, Globalisation, Poverty and Equity

    3. Relative Growth of Nations: A View in the Mirror of History
    ---- Nayan Chanda

    4. The Siamese Twins: How the USA and China took the World to the Brink of Economic Disaster
    ---- Mohan Guruswamy

    5. State of Critical Infrastructure
    ---- Adrian V. Gheorghe

    Demography, Migration and Urbanisation

    6. The Geopolitical Implications of Global Ageing
    ---- Phillip Longman

    7. Population Movement and Diaspora
    ---- Judith M. Brown

    8. Asia’s Urban Futures and its Implications for Security
    ---- Sarita Azad and Narendra S. Sisodia

    9. Pandemics and its Consequences for the Future of Asia
    ---- Ali Karami

    Society, Identity, Religion and Governance

    10. Hindu Nationalism, Diaspora Politics and Nation Building in India
    ---- Catarina Kinnvall and Ted Svensson

    11. Religious Trends and Extremism in Asia
    ---- Bilveer Singh

    Transformational Technologies and their Impact on Society

    12. Cyber Security Challenges for Asia in a 2030 Time Frame
    ---- Roland Heickerö

    13. Future of Asian Space Powers
    ---- Ajey Lele

    14. Pro-Poor Renewable Technology and its Impact on Society: Decentralised Renewable Energy Technologies
    ---- David E. Fuente

    WMD and International Security

    15. The Relevance (or Otherwise) of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
    ---- Pervez Hoodbhoy

    16. Asian Security, Chinese and Indian Power and Nuclear Non-Proliferation
    ---- Sumit Ganguly and David P. Fidler

    17. Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Assessing the Threat in Asia
    ---- Angela Woodward

    Asian Militaries and the Future of War

    18. Changing Security Threats: Future Asian Armies in 2030
    ---- Yong-Sup Han

    19. Asian Air Power in 2030: Capabilities and Technologies Required for Potential Future Scenarios
    ---- John P. Geis

    20. Asian Navies: Trends Towards 2030
    ---- Vijay Sakhuja

    21. Defence R&D in Asia: Achievements and Future Directions
    ---- Nabanita R. Krishnan

    22. War in 2030
    ---- Martin van Creveld

    Geopolitics in Asia: Country Perspectives

    23. The Geopolitics of Asia in 2030: An American Perspective
    ---- Aaron L. Friedberg

    24. China and India: Geopolitical Centre of Asia in 2030
    ---- Li Li

    25. Japan and American Factor in Asia
    ---- Makoto Iokibe

    26. Russia’s Asia Policy in 2030
    ---- Konstantin Khudoley and Stanislav Tkachenko

    Alternative Scenarios

    27. The Geopolitics of Asia in 2030 from China’s Perspective and Interest
    ---- Chien-Peng (C.P.) Chung

    28. Hegemony or Balance of Power?: Regional Order and Conflict in a Transforming Asia — ---- G. John Ikenberry

    29. Is Conflict Inevitable between the Great Powers in Asia in 2030?
    ---- Namrata Goswami

    30. Asian Futures 2030: Global Strategic Trends: Alternative Scenarios
    ---- Steve Aiken

    Contributors

    Steve Aiken is lead author and desk office for geopolitics for the United Kingdom’s MoD’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC).

    Sarita Azad is Project Associate at IDSA, New Delhi, India.

    Judith M. Brown is Beit Professor of Commonwealth History, Balliol College, Oxford, United Kingdom.

    Nayan Chanda is Director of Publications and the Editor of Yale Global Online Magazine at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    Chien-Peng (C.P.) Chung is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

    Martin van Creveld is Professor Emeritus at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

    David P. Fidler is the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law and Director of the Center on American and Global Security, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

    Aaron L. Friedberg is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, Princeton, USA.

    David E. Fuente is Programme Head for Infrastructure and Governance at the Centre for Development Finance, Chennai, India.

    Sumit Ganguly is the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Professor of Political Science, Director of the India Studies Program, and Director of Research for Center on American and Global Security, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

    John P. Geis is Director, Center for Strategy and Technology, United States Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama Area.

    Adrian V. Gheorghe is the Faculty of Power Engineering at the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, Romania.

    Mohan Guruswamy is the Director the Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi, India.

    Yong-Sup Han is Professor of Korea National Defense University.

    Stephan Harrison is Associate Professor of Quaternary Science, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom.

    Roland Heickerö is Deputy Research Director at the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Stockholm.

    Pervez Hoodbhoy is Professor of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    G. John Ikenberry is Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Politics, Princeton University, USA.

    Makoto Iokibe is the President, National Defense Academy, Japan.

    Ali Karami is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at the Research Center of Molecular Biology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

    Catarina Kinnvall is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden.

    Konstantin K. Khudoley is Dean, School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia.

    Nabanita R. Krishnan is currently the Director, Management Information System and Technologies (MIST) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Headquarters, New Delhi, India.

    Li Li is an Associate Research fellow at China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Beijing, China.

    Phillip Longman is Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington, D.C.

    Vijay Sakhuja is Director Research, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi, India.

    Uttam Kumar Sinha is a Research Fellow at IDSA, New Delhi, India.

    Bilveer Singh is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore.

    Narendra S. Sisodia is Director General of IDSA, New Delhi, India.

    Ted Svensson is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden.

    Stanislav Tkachenko was an Associate Professor of the Department of European Studies at the School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia.

    Angela Woodward is Programme Director, VERTIC, United Kingdom.

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    Maritime Security: The Unlawful Dimension Maritime Security Prabhakaran Paleri Terrorism & Internal Security 2010 BOOK
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      2010

    Maritime security has increasingly been studied from the standpoint of the complexities of the ocean—where the ‘game’ has been played since ancient days. In recent years, however, the concept has undergone a sea change.

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    Maritime security has increasingly been studied from the standpoint of the complexities of the ocean—where the ‘game’ has been played since ancient days. In recent years, however, the concept has undergone a sea change. Today, and seemingly so in future, maritime security has to be seen as complementary to overall national security, and not as a standalone concept.

    Within this framework, maritime security acquires myriad dimensions. One such dimension deals with establishing the ‘Rule of Law’ at sea. This book critically examines the perceived ‘unlawful’ activities that enforcers may come across at sea. It addresses the following themes:
    Crime at sea
    Piracy
    Smuggling and Trafficking
    Poaching
    Environmental crimes
    Terrorism
    Espionage
    Future of unlawful activities at sea

    This book would be useful to scholars; policy makers; military, intelligence and enforcement agencies; the corporate sector; seafarers; the media; and students of national security strategy.

    About the Author

    Dr. Prabhakaran Paleri served in the Indian Navy, the Central Board of Excise and Customs, and finally in the Indian Coast Guard before retiring as its Director General in 2006. He has been a visiting research scholar in India and abroad. Presently he is professor and advisor to the School of Management Studies at the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, and non-official part-time director of the Cochin Shipyard. He has authored books, papers and articles on strategic and management subjects.

    Contents

    Foreword

    Preface

    Introduction—Unlawful and Buoyant at Sea

    Trouble Aboard (and Afar)—Crime at Sea

    Yo Ho Ho—Pirates, Ahoy!

    The Creek Runners—Smugglers and Traffickers

    Waters Disturbed—Poaching

    Destination Ice Age—Breaching the Environmental Stasis

    The Chilling Wait—Maritime Terror Inc.

    I Spy, You Spy—Espionage and...

    Future Perfect—Over the Horizon of Time

    Conclusion—Before the Endgame

    Appendices
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index


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