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Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume II)

Publisher: Pentagon Press

This book is the second in a series of three volumes on “Kautilya and His Vocabulary” as a part of the “Indigenous Historical Knowledge” project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya's Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times.

ISBN 978-81-8274-866-8,
Price: ₹ 695.00
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Author:
P. K. Gautam , Saurabh Mishra , Arvind Gupta |
2016 |
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The Role of Media in Promoting Regional Understanding in South Asia

Publisher: Pentagon Press

This book collates a wide spectrum of views across South Asia, including Myanmar, and debates the role of media in forging regional understanding and goodwill. The media's role in South Asia is essentially conceived as state-centric, adhering to the standard templates of nationalism. This inherent tendency has, at times, cost neutral and balanced coverage of events and issues. The contributors to this volume acknowledge the potential of the media as an institution which could/should, in addition to its routine reportage, focus on regional issues of common interest and promote regional understanding.

ISBN 978-81-8274-868-2,
Price: ₹ 995.00
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Author:
Priyanka Singh |
2016 |
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Riverine Neighbourhood: Hydro-politics in South Asia

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Rivers are the most visible form of fresh water. Rivers are ancient and older than civilizations a ‘mini cosmos’ spawning history, tales, spirituality, and technological incursions. Flowing rivers are the largest renewable water resource as well as a crucible for both humans and aquatic ecosystem.

ISBN 978-81-8274-914-6,
Price: ₹ 895
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Author:
Uttam Kumar Sinha |
2016 |
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Even If It Ain’t Broke Yet, Do Fix It: Enhancing Effectiveness Through Military Change

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Bringing about change in any setup, especially major shifts, is a challenges. This challenges is accentuated further in a strictly hierarchical organisation like the army, presenting an unenviable contradiction to both senior military practitioner and the governing elite, wherein, change is inevitable, yet, it is most likely to be resisted.

ISBN 978-81-8274-919-1,
Price: ₹ 795
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Author:
Vivek Chadha |
2016 |
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Securing Cyberspace: International and Asian Perspectives

Publisher: Pentagon Press

This edited volume contains the papers presented at the 18th Asian Security Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses held in February 2016. The authors, drawn from government, law enforcement, diplomacy, private sector, armed forces and academia, examine a range of issues central to cybersecurity. The chapters in this volume not only provide an outline of the journey so far, but more importantly, give indicators of future trends in cybersecurity from the vantage point of the respective experts.

Contributions from Asia are particularly highlighted to promote and provoke greater discussion on perspective from within the region on cybersecurity issues.

ISBN 978-81-8274-918-4,
Price: ₹ 1295
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Author:
Cherian Samuel , Munish Sharma |
2016 |
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Multi-party Democracy in the Maldives and the Emerging Security Environment in the Indian Ocean Region

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Maldives is the smallest country of South Asia. But its significance is no less because of its crucial geo-strategic location in the Indian Ocean. It sits astride on major sea lanes of communications (SLOCs). However, the crucial geo-strategic location of the Maldives has also caused problems for the country as it has aroused interests of major world powers.

ISBN 978-81-8274-895-8,
Price: ₹ 795
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Author:
Anand Kumar |
2016 |
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Geopolitical Shifts in West Asia: Trends and Implications

Publisher: Pentagon Press

The West Asian region is undergoing a phase of massive turbulence since the outbreak of the Arab Spring. This period has been marked by popular protests, internal conflicts, civil wars, military interventions and involvement of external players. The regional security situation remains fragile with a new terrorist entity, the Islamic State, emerging to challenge the existing geographical boundaries of the region. There has been an enormous increase in terrorism and extremism, and the non-state actors have gained significant influence in regional politics.

ISBN 978-81-8274-877-4,
Price: ₹ 995.00
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Author:
Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
2016 |
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Asian Strategic Review 2016 -Terrorism: Emerging Trends

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Under the US leadership, the international community has been fighting the war on global terrorism for the past decade and a half. Strategies and targets have undergone several changes in this war, but terrorism continues to show no signs of decline. It continues to pose a major security challenge to world order and stability. Concrete and chilling evidence for this was provided by the recent attacks in Paris, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kunduz, Kabul, Peshawar and Pathankot. The list is indeed long and extensive to be fully recorded here. During the first 15 days of 2016, one website records 17 terrorist attacks in different parts of the world.
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ISBN 978-81-8274-885-9,
Price: ?. 1295.00
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Author:
S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha |
2016 |
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Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume III)

Publisher: Pentagon Press

This book is the third in a series of three volumes on "Kautilya and His Vocabulary" as a part of the "Indigenous Historical Knowledge" project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya's Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times.

ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2,
Price: ?. 795
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Author:
P. K. Gautam , Saurabh Mishra , Arvind Gupta |
2016 |
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Arctic: Commerce, Governance and Policy

Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-13-885599-1
Price: $145.00
In May 2013, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea (Asia 5) were given status as permanent observers in the Arctic Council. It was a symbolic and significant moment in the history of Arctic affairs. The list of stakeholders in the Arctic has now expanded to include both the Arctic littoral states and the five Asian states. The drivers and policies of these stakeholders on the Arctic vary, but research on climate change, possible changes to the global energy and minerals markets, adherence to international norms like the UNCLOS, and geopolitical considerations are issues of concern.