Implications of Indo-US entente for Pakistan on November 19, 2018The South Asian balance of power is in transition due to the changing contours of US South Asia policy and waxing India-US relations. Strengthening ties between Pakistan and China are response to it. Russian role in the region will play as catalyst to further shape the regional power configuration as the world is moving toward […]
Dynamics of Indo-US strategic alignment on November 1, 2018The growing intimacy between India and USA is a result of Indo-US convergence on India’s regional net security provider status which is regionally contested by Pakistan and China. India seeks to play the role of the regional net security provider in order to obtain support from the US and its allies for lobbying India to […]
Indira Gandhi’s impact on Indian politics on October 29, 2018Rise of Indira Gandhi on echelons of power as India’s Prime Minister transformed strategic vision and politics of India. Indira Gandhi ruled India as Prime Minister for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. Under Indira Gandhi, India’s approach toward regional and international […]
Assessment of Indian Cold Start Doctrine on October 15, 2018The 1998 marked a watershed year in security and foreign policy of India. India decided to become nuclear in order to gain nuclear weapons as currency of national power in international system. Institutionalization of security policy making and development of nuclear doctrine started in India with its first draft doctrine of 1999. This doctrine was […]
The Modi Administration: Indian Joint Armed Forces Doctrine on September 21, 2018The Indian security and foreign policy orientation has transformed under the Modi administration. Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India in 2014, after a landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Many Indian analysts called it the making of a third “epoch” in the history of India. Modi’s accession to power has renewed the […]