The article reviews the Cold Start doctrine in light of the limited war doctrine. It argues that the launch of strike corps entails a risk prone war expansion. War termination should therefore be ...

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 ...

IDSA hosts regular discussions with visiting scholars and study groups from institutions located in India and abroad. These help improve mutual understanding, lead to a sharing of perspectives on ...

Defence diplomacy helps build trust and confidence between nations and facilitates cooperation at political and economic level. This is evident from the growing US-India strategic relationship. Since ...

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, ...

(a) whether India is playing a key role in the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan after the end of Taliban regime; (b) if so, the number of projects undertaken by Indian companies and total ...

The incidents of alleged Chemical Weapons (CW) attack which killed more than 1400 innocent civilians in Syria in August, 2013 has raised the concerns of the international community. Following this, ...