Revisiting India-Pakistan Nuclear CBMs
In May 2016, the South Asian Voices series “18 Years On: Examining the State of India-Pakistan Nuclear CBMs,” asked contributors to explore the effectiveness of […]
Category: Conventional Forces
Understanding India’s Defense Budget 2021-22: Expectations Vs. Reality
India’s 2021 Defense Budget is reflective of the Indian government’s current strategic priorities and experiences of the past year. Despite the economic constraints from the […]
The IAF and “Deterrence by Punishment” in the Ladakh Crisis
In early May 2020, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) intruded into the Indian side of the disputed and un-demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC) to […]
Understanding the Rafale’s Induction into the IAF
On September 10, 2020 the first batch of five Rafale fighter aircrafts were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the presence of […]
Nuclear BrahMos: On the Anvil?
In 2018, Joy Mitra examined the role of the BrahMos missile system in India’s deterrence posture towards China and the potential ramifications this might have […]
Upping the Ante in Conventional Deterrence: An Overview of India’s Tejas Fighter Jet
Two months ago the Indian Air Force (IAF) operationalized its second squadron of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), an indigenous fighter jet that initially […]
Risks of Asymmetry and Future Escalation in India-Pakistan Relations
Last year, in response to a suicide bombing on a convoy of paramilitary forces in Indian Administered Jammu & Kashmir, India carried out the its […]
پلوامہ بالاکوٹ بحران کے دوران میڈیا کا کردار اور عوامی ابلاغ
گزشتہ برس فروری میں جموں سری نگر ہائی وے پر بھارتی سیکیورٹی قافلے پر ایک خودکش حملہ ہوا جس کے نتیجے میں سینٹرل ریزرو پولیس […]
رعد دوئم اورپاکستان کی فل سپیکٹرم ڈیٹرنس پالیسی
پاکستان اور بھارت کے مابین تناؤ کے عین درمیان اور پلوامہ بالا کوٹ بحران کو ایک برس مکمل ہونے سے چند ہی روز قبل، پاکستان […]
Enhancing Deterrence Stability on the Subcontinent: the Case for Conventional Deterrence
I. Introduction South Asia’s security landscape is intricate and dangerous. Two nuclear weapon states, India and Pakistan, stand locked and loaded on a long and […]