China’s India War: Collision Course on the Roof of the World, by Bertil Lintner In the autumn of 1962, two worlds collided. After long-standing confrontations in disputed border areas, China unleashed its military machinery on India and triumphed. The spectre of the war haunts both sides to this day, as it was shown by the Doklam stand-off in 2017. Understanding the past could guide us in the present, but we still lack the full picture of Indian and Chinese decision making in the run-up to 1962. The second part of the Henderson Brooks Report remains classified and Chinese primary documentation is elusive on the topic. Daniel Balazs | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
The COVID-19 Outbreak: Learnings and The Way Ahead We are living in a world of highly advanced technologies where drones can deliver pizzas, robots can serve food in restaurants, chatbots can help us online and more. In this… Continue reading The COVID-19 Outbreak: Learnings and The Way Ahead Anshu Joshi | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
Citizenship Amendment Act: Fulfilment of a Long Standing Demand CAA is a humanitarian gesture. Efforts of the government to allay apprehensions regarding CAA by countering misinformation is a welcome step. A better understanding and appreciation of CAA by the people is expected to reduce opposition to the Act. Pushpita Das | January 21, 2020 | IDSA Comments
India and China in Asia: Between Equilibrium and Equations, edited by Jagannath P. Panda India and China in Asia: Between Equilibrium and Equations, edited by Jagannath P. Panda, is a significant contribution among the latest books and volumes on India–China relations. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part largely deals with perceptual dimensions impacting and defining bilateral relations. The second part takes a stock of critical strategic concerns essentially of bilateral nature, such as the possibility of a local war between the two countries, the boundary dispute and the lingering Tibet factor between them. Prashant Kumar Singh | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
Achieving Jointness in War: One Theatre One Strategy The creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a start to defence reforms. This should improve jointmanship in peacetime; however, joint wartime performance needs further reform and improvement. We face three problems: (i) historical lack of unified warfighting strategy formulation at the apex military level; (ii) the unclear division of responsibility and resources between service Chiefs and Commanders-in-Chief (C-in-Cs); and (iii) the differing natures of command and control between the three services, which manifest as differences in structural organisations. Ashish Singh | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
Pakistan Media Under Stress: Imran Fails to Walk the Talk The government and the military in Pakistan appear quite determined to either silence or censor media by all means. This may prove counter-productive since such restrictions can fuel further criticism, especially at a time when the government seems unable to fulfil its promises and meet the expectations of the people. Nazir Ahmad Mir | January 17, 2020 | IDSA Comments
A Summary of Effective Management of COVID-19 in Iran Collaboration of Civil and Defense forces On 30 December 2019, a cluster of viral pneumonia cases of unknown origin emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China which soon spread across the world. (1) From the first… Continue reading A Summary of Effective Management of COVID-19 in Iran Collaboration of Civil and Defense forces Ali Karami | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
The UAE and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Maintaining the Geopolitical Status Quo Will Not Be an Option Over the past decade or so the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as one of the savviest and most agile geopolitical actors not only in the Arabian Gulf, but… Continue reading The UAE and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Maintaining the Geopolitical Status Quo Will Not Be an Option John B. Sheldon | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies edited by Geoffrey Till and Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto Against the backdrop of growing competition between the US and China, maritime security has become a high priority in the strategic policy narratives of most Southeast Asian countries. The book, Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies, edited by Geoffrey Till and Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto, analyses the varying problems and challenges faced by small and medium navies in Southeast Asia as they seek to increase their maritime power in response to their perceptions of strategic necessity. Roby Thomas | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
International Trends and the Evolving Role of the Integrated Financial Adviser in Defence The Indian economy’s development over the past decades has given rise to complex challenges. Policy makers thus needed to make institutional changes in financial management systems. In the system of Financial Advice, the Financial Advisers are expected to provide independent financial advice to the administrative authorities in decision making for achieving organisational goals. Allocated resources are to be spent timely and prudently in the prescribed manner to achieve predefined outcomes. Integrated Financial Advice (IFA) in defence has also developed and evolved in recent years. Sumati Kumar | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
