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This book is the third in a series of three volumes on Kautilya and His Vocabulary as a part of the ""Indigenous Historical Knowledge"" project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute.

Attempts to demystify and understand President Trump's approach to dealmaking through current events within and outside the USA, and by studying his past literary writing. The book also attempts to suggest routes to strengthen the Indo-US trade relationship and makes recommendations for the Indian government to help increase Indian exports to the US.

Probes the Indian Defence industry and the policies pertaining to it. Based on hard core evidence, this book identifies the key shortcomings of this vital sector and provides a detailed roadmap for the Modi government's ambitious "Make in India" programme to succeed in the defence production sector. It is presented in an accessible format to be easily understood by the wider strategic community.

Contains select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India.

Provides an examination of the relationships between India and its neighbours. India's security interest with its neighbours has alwau=ys been a major concern. The geostrategic location of India and its emergence as a regional power makes it vulnerable to external threats.

Offers fresh insight on issues of common concern, on economic benefits, maritime cooperation and other important topics within the broad framework of Indo-Pacific. These academic reflections provide a better understanding of the region and will help bridge the gaps in India's foreign policy towards the countries of Southeast Asia and South Pacific.

The BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar) Forum was founded as a Track-II Dialogue in 1999 with the objective of widening and deepening regional and sub-regional cooperation. This book assesses the opportunities that BCIM-EC offers, and challenges that it faces.

This volume is the outcome of serious deliberations among well known scholars, diplomats and policymakers at meetings (eight meetings from 21 June 2013 to 13 November 2014) of the Core Group on Pakistan. Papers presented in these meetings have been thoroughly reviewed before publication and the editors acknowledge with gratitude these insightful contributions.

Every conflict since World War II has seen an increasingly bigger role of air power. This study highlights the major air power lessons major conflicts, and explains air power roles and missions. It also discusses the somewhat contentious subject of air power in support of surface forces and traces the IAF's contribution in war and peace in the years since independence.

Examines India's bilateral relations with the Persian Gulf region and focusses on developments during 2015 and 2016. This volume gives a comprehensive account of the strategic, political, economic and cultural aspects of bilateral developments and also provides in-depth analysis of internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf countries.

This compendium is an unforeseen but logical continuation to the Victory India Trilogy. This fourth volume contains 34 articles and debates on multifarious military subjects relating to officer selection and training and the inherent lacunae and shortcomings of our 70 years old selection system and training methodology.

Presents a collection' of essays by senior diplomats, academics and young researchers on different aspects of the profound transformation taking place in the West Asian region. The principal focus is on the main drivers of this transformation and on the major players. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of Islamic thought and practice in the region.

The nuances of life can be best explained by poetry as it looks at life more closely than we can every hope. This book, which beautifully combines two arts - poetry and photography - is a tribute to creativity, art and expression.

Offers nuanced analysis of China's foreign, security and economic policies by bringing together perspectives from two of its most important neighbours, India and Vietnam. This is a unique exercise because these two countries have a long history of both contending and cooperating with the People's Republic of China.

Latin America and the Caribbean is the region least familiar to India. There has been scant historical migration, interaction and contact. This book attempts to familarise the reader with the reality of the region. Ths book also makes recommendations on the way forward to a more effective and fruitful relationship.

The emerging trends of terrorism in Asia have in the recent past challenged the conventional wisdom that dictated and defined violence by non-state actors. This, as the chapters in this volume suggest, is illustrated by its distinct characteristics, forcing the world at large to grapple with these threats, including volunteers from countries that had remained isolated from the contagion until now.

The post-2014 situation in Afghanistan following the drawdown of the US/NATO/ International Security Assistance Force, has been the subject of a most perplexing debate in recent times with the major obscurity lying in predicting the actual intentions of various actors involved in the Afghan imbroglio.

The two-day International Conference at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, India attempted to debate and examine the merits and demerits of the democratization process in Myanmar, the country's preparedness for the elections, it's handling of ethnic and religious issues. This volume presents the results of these discussions.

Explroes the interconnections and interdependencies between technology, security, foreign policy and diplomacy that diplomats need to understand to navigate towards international peace. The book introduces the changing dimensions of international relations and diplomacy and highlights the interplay between technology and international affairs.

Examines the military nature of the Kashmir problem, includimg suggestong a reasonable requirement of numbers and type of uniformed personnel to be responsible to maintain law and order and to combat the residual insurgency.

In a democracy, communication between the government and the people of the country is essential so that the contours of government policies and activities are made available to all. This book conveys the experiences of I. Ramamohan Rao, who served the Indian government in various capacities for five decades as a communicator, most of them in conflict situations.

Describes the operations conducted by the Indian troops in Iraq, Syria and Iran to stem the tide of German advance, which at one stage threatened the Indian borders. Even after the Axis threat had been contained Indian forces continued to garrison the area to facilitate the transport of necessary war material to Russia.

At no other point in human history has technology played so vital and all pervasive a role in every day private and public life as now. New information and communication technologies have broken the reliance on mass-based production systems and resurrected the model of individualized production.

In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident, the nuclear industry is facing two major challenges: public concern over safely and the relationship between the nuclear industry and public regulators. Given the public concerns over environmental and public health related issues, this book recommends that India's nuclear energy managers address concerns through constructive public engagement.

Focuses on Allied efforts to drive Italy out of the war, defeat German forces in the country and to push up through the Italian perninsula to threaten the German under-belly. Three Indian divisions participated in this Allied efforts. They distinguished themselves in the battles of Sangaro, Cassino, the Liri Valley, and the Gothic Line.

Describes the war plans and the conduct of operations leading to the Reconquest of Burma in 1945. Indian troops were called upon, first, to protect the north-eastern frontiers of India by blocking the progress of Japanese forces into India and then to push them out of India and Burma in cooperation with other Allied forces. The Volume also covers the planning aspect of the Reconquest of Burma.

Examines the circumstances under which Burma was lost to the Japanese in 1942. Primarily it is an account of the fighting of Indian troops who struggled against all odds and avoided extermination. These early reverses, however, encouraged the Indian Army to make vigorous preparations to fight the Japanese successfully.