Reinvigorating India-Japan Defense Ties
For a country that twice punished New Delhi for its defiance of nuclear nonproliferation regimes, Japan has come a long way in its relationship with […]
Category: Maritime
Indian Armed Forces Joint Doctrine: Elusive Quest for Integration
“The concepts of Military Power application of the three Armed Forces have congruence in the fact that manifestation of effect (consequent to force application) ultimately […]
Hot Takes: Pakistan’s Test of Babur-3
Pakistan’s Babur-3: Quest for Nuclear Triad By: Saima Sial Last week, Pakistan successfully test-fired an indigenously-developed submarine launched cruise missile called Babur-3, with a range […]
Indian Ocean Heats Up: New Delhi’s Changing Maritime Environment
The Indian Ocean, an erstwhile “zone of peace,” is beginning to witness competition for strategic space. This change in security dynamics is only natural given […]
China’s Growing Adventurism in the South China Sea
The sustainability of Beijing’s growing power and influence rests on its ability to secure its geopolitical and economic interests, and it is for the realization of these […]
Modi’s U.S. Visit: From Shared Ideals to Practical Cooperation
There is a new political dynamism animating all facets of the India-United States partnership. From the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office in May […]
Evolving Deterrence: Nuclear Competition in Maritime South Asia
The academic world has been buzzing with criticism since reports emerged that India’s first nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, is ready to be commissioned into operational […]
Modi’s U.S. Visit: Laying the Groundwork
As Prime Minister Modi gears up to meet President Obama for the last time before the change in the U.S. administration, the United States-India relationship […]
Can India Counter China’s Submarine Force?
Last week, India’s first conventional submarine in over a decade and a half —the INS Kalvari—finally began sea trials, amid reports of Indo-US cooperation in […]
India: Walking the Line between China and the United States?
Earlier this month, when Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter agreed in principle to sign a logistics support agreement (LSA) […]