Articles

Deception, Denial, Distortion and Disinformation (D⁴) by China

General

Deception is practiced by lizards, chameleons and storks for escaping danger or survival. Humans employ deception to create confusion, gain surprise, take advantage and secure victory. Examples abound in the Mahabharat; other exa....

November 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , military modernisation , PLA , Deception , Deng Xiaoping , PLARF , Sun Tzu , Techint , 36 Stratagems , Weiqi

Reflections on the Defence Budget 2018-19

G. Mohan Kumar

The general features of the Defence Budget for 2018-19 are not different from those of the past. With a total outlay of Rs 4,04,365 cr, including Rs 1,08,853 cr towards pension liabilities, the defence outlay is 16.6 percent of the budgeted central g....

April 02, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , national security , Defence budget , military modernisation , defence financing , Strategic Studies , Defence

India’s National Defence; Gautam Banerjee, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2017, pp 278, INR 995

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

The book India’s National Defence defines India’s Defence Reforms and Military Modernisation which it must undertake to meet the strategic challenges of the 21st Century. The book lucidly brings out India’s inability to optimise its military su....

September 26, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , military modernisation , DRDO , Defence reforms , Book Reviews , R&D , NSCS

Military modernisation in China: its implications

Jayadeva Ranade

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s public announcement downsizing the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the grand military parade on September 3, 2015, was a major event. It signalled that the final stages of reform and reorganization of the PLA woul....

December 07, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Military Affairs , China , military modernisation , PLA