Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4, October-December 2014

Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4, October-December 2014

The issue features articles on statecraft and intelligence analysis in the Arthashastra, nanotechnology, external dynamics of insurgency in North-East India, and an assessment of India’s position in the Indo-Pacific. It also includes an analysis of the Standing Committee of Defence’s recommendations on the defence budget during the 14th Lok Sabha.

Editorial

Focus 

Impact of the Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Defence (14th Lok Sabha) on the Defence Budget 

-- Amit Cowshish 

Statecraft and Intelligence Analysis in the Kautilya-Arthashastra 

-- Michael Liebig 

Nanotechnology: Current Global Trends and Future Military Applications for ‘Soldier as a System’ 

-- Sanjiv Tomar 

Embedding India in Asia: Reaffirming the Indo-Pacific Concept 

-- Chietigj Bajpaee 

Insurgency in North-East India: External Dynamics 

-- Sushil Kumar Sharma 

Commentary 

Indian Perceptions of China’s Maritime Silk Road Idea

-- Zorawar Daulet Singh 

Book Reviews 

India’s Military Modernization: Challenges and Prospects, edited by Rajesh Basrur, Ajaya Kumar Das and Manjeet S. Pardesi

-- Lee Cordner 

Energy and Security in South Asia: Cooperation or Conflict? by Charles K. Ebinger 

-- Rakesh Chopra 

Pakistan the Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences 1947–2011 by Ishtiaq Ahmed

-- C. Uday Bhaskar 

Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do about Terrorism, edited by Paul Shemella

-- Vivek Chadha 

India at Risk by Jaswant Singh

-- Y.M. Bammi