Indian Defence Review 32 4 Oct Dec 2017

IN THIS VOLUME: The World after the 19th Party Congress - Lt Gen JS Bajwa (Editor) ------------------------------------------- INDIAN DEFENCE REVIEW COMMENT : Indian Military Doctrine: An Analysis - Gp Capt Johnson Chacko ------------------------------------------- Surface Air Defence Missile Systems: Potent and Relevant - Air Marshal Anil Chopra Force Multipliers for the IAF: Enhancing Aerial Power and Reach - Gp Capt Joseph Noronha Modernisation of the IAF’S Helicopter Fleet - Gp Capt AK Sachdev LCA Tejas: Still a Long Way - Air Marshal Anil Chopra The Nuances of Air Threat and its Implications - Lt Gen VK Saxena Integrated Simulators for Training of Mechanised Forces: The Way Ahead - Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan The Space Race, The Cold War - Martand Jha Oil - Is it a Dyaing Resource? - Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja Electronic Warfare: Emerging Trends in Technology - Col Subhasis Das Will jihad kill China-Pakistan Economic Corridor!!! - RSN Singh Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft for the IAF: A Mirage or Reality? - Gp Capt Joseph Noronha Role of the IAF in a Two-Front War - Gp Capt AK Sachdev Army to get its own Apaches Attack Helicopters - Lt Gen BS Pawar Aerospace and Defence News - Priya Tyagi Rise of China: An Enigma - Col Anil Athale Logjam in Indigenous Aircraft Production - Prof SN Misra Infantry’s Day as it Was - Danvir Singh Battleground Afghanistan - Lt Gen Prakash Katoch North Korea and South China Sea Flashpoints: Are worthwhile Options left on US Table? - Maj Gen SB Asthana Central Armed Police Forces: Do we really care? - Rakesh Kr Sinha To ‘Act East’, Act in the North East India First! - Col Anil Athale The New Line-up in China’s Defense Forces - Claude Arpi Virtual Currencies: Bitcoin as an Emerging Terror Financing Threat to India - Dr SV Raghavan J&K: The Sacrifice of Past Generations should not go in Vain - Col Jaibans Singh

This book offers the first comprehensive study of defence offsets and its economic, security, political and theoretical implications. Originating in the second half of the 19th century, defence offsets - additional economic, industrial and technological benefits to states for buying foreign weapons - have since been a key feature of the global arms trade and defence industry. And yet, offsets are an under-researched and under-theorised phenomenon. This book fills this gap in the literature by offering the first general theory of defence offsets, as well as the first systematic analysis of the offset phenomenon. By building on the insights of scholars of defence economics and drawing from the International Relations liberal paradigm, as well as reviving and adapting Robert Putnam’s two-level game framework, the book proposes a liberal-rationalist theory of defence offsets. It then proves the worth of such a theory through Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of fifty-four fighter aircraft transfers from 1992 to 2021 inclusive, and three in-depth case studies addressing offsets negotiated and agreed to as part of fighter aircraft competitions in Brazil, India, and South Korea. This book will be of interest to students of defence studies, defence economics, security studies and international relations.

This book deals with the various interdisciplinary issues of the Indian Ocean, individually and collectively, such as its history, geography, nautical elements, economics, trade routes (old and new), blue economy, deep-sea mining, fisheries management, tourism, scourge of piracy, pollution, Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), and the different perspectives of its littoral countries on geopolitics, international law, international relations and maritime partnerships. It is the most important ocean in the world – 33% of the global population lives in the area and 50-60% of the world’s maritime trade transits through it. In addition, around 60% of global oil, and 26% of global gas reserves, along with pristine beaches are located here. To comprehend the interdisciplinary issues, the editor embarked on a voyage to discover, persuade and collaborate with exceptionally brilliant, influential experts from prominent littoral countries – India, Indonesia, Iran, South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore – with relevant experience to expound the above subject areas. In addition, geopolitical conflicts/hostilities and trade wars are on the rise; war seems inevitable but not imminent. Any conflict is likely to originate in other oceans and seas but will end up impacting the Indian Ocean’s littoral countries. Accordingly, these countries must comprehend the interdisciplinary issues and the special role of the Indian Ocean to prevent all-encompassing wars/hostilities from widening at a global level and thereafter must flesh out plans to shield themselves. They must also understand the area’s role in working towards global peace by comprehending the above interdisciplinary issues. The role of the Indian Ocean in global peace can only be achieved through maritime partnerships between its littoral countries, and their avoidance of impulses to invite outside power(s) to balance each other’s power. However, maritime partnerships are easier said than done. At the very least, the maritime partnership between two major Indian Ocean littoral powers – India and Indonesia – is critical to shield the region from geopolitical firestorms. Hopefully, this maritime partnership’s tactic of embracing a carrot-and-stick approach will eventually persuade global powers from outside the Indian Ocean region to improve their conduct to achieve global peace.

JAIR Journal of International Relations (JAIR J. Int. Relat.) is a biennial, peer-reviewed, refereed journal of International Relations published by The Jadavpur Association of International Relations with the financial assistance from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

Dr. Umesh Chandra Samanta (1880-1934) was the founder of the Samanta family. In the present days, the family is spread all over the world. The book has been written by one of the family’s descendant, Arjya Sarkar. Dr. Umesh Chandra Samanta was a renowned doctor and social reformer of the early 20th century. Dr. Umesh Chandra Samanta, although was born in a small poor family became famous for his social activities and acquired great fame as a doctor. He and his family is often regarded for their numerous charitable work in the society and their contribution to the freedom struggle of India. The book describes the rise of Dr. Umesh Chandra Samanta and the story of his family after his death. Most of the descendants of Dr. Umesh Chandra Samanta are associated with charitable works throughout the world. The book gives a very symbolic message – we should not be afraid of adversities. They come to create golden opportunities for us.

There is a widespread perception amongst the intelligentsia that India lacks strategic culture. The deficiency if any perhaps lies in the reluctance to articulate India’s perceptions on strategic issues, as also to formulate a long-term strategic view. As the oldest think tank in Asia, United Services Institution of India (USI) decided to address the above issue and how it could contribute to evolution and dissemination of strategic thought on challenges facing the Nation. To this end the publication of a USI Strategic Yearbook 2016, which was the maiden attempt, which received wide appreciation for its quality and contents. This current issue of the Yearbook contains series of articles by eminent persons and experts on various aspects of national security; the aim is to provide a strategic perspective which will create awareness and also help the policymakers in giving a strategic direction for India to transform into a developed society and a secured nation. USI hope’s that readers will find this publication useful and interesting.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of South Asian foreign policy, examining the complex history and present state of South Asian foreign policy, the foreign policy of the countries of the region, as well as their relationships with their neighbors and key external players, such as China and the United States, in an effort to understand South Asia’s place in the world order. It illustrates the future trajectory of foreign policy in the region and analyses future of regional arrangements like SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and BIMSTEC. The handbook is structured in five parts, each representing a focused area of enquiry: Foreign Policy Relations within South Asia Relations within Indo-Pacific Relations with China, Europe and the United States Security A carefully selected collection of 26 chapters written by experts on South Asian foreign, economic, and security policy, this handbook provides an objective yet accessible overview of the history and current state of foreign policy of each country and the region. It is an authoritative reference work for academics and students as well as international think tanks, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations working on South Asian Politics, Asian Politics, Foreign Politics, International Affairs, World History, and International Relations.

In managing national security, how Realist is India in terms of cultivating and using power and especially military power? A conventional view of India is that it has been uncomfortable with realism or ‘power politics’ as a guide to policy. This volume shows that it has been more realist than is generally recognized and that it has increasingly become comfortable with power in the service of its interests. The essays in this volume Examine the different aspects and types of realism in India’s national security policy Include a range of perspectives from academics as well as former military officers and diplomats Focus on India’s military and foreign policy in dealing with China, Pakistan, the United States, Southeast Asia, and West Asia. This key volume will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, defence and strategic studies, and South Asian studies and to government officials, journalists, and general readers interested in the external dimensions of India’s national security.