Manohar Publishers & Distributors: New Delhi, 2003
Introduction Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia Nature of the Strategic Triangle in Southern Asia... more Introduction Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia Nature of the Strategic Triangle in Southern Asia Indo-Pakistan Ties & Nuclear Confidence Building in Southern Asia Strategic Stability & the Evolution of India's Nuclear Strategy Nuclear Safety Nuclear Doctrine in South Asia Nuclear Stability, Deterrence & Terrorism Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia: An Indian Perspective Interview with General V P Malik Index.
The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated a heated debate in India. The political establishment is d... more The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated a heated debate in India. The political establishment is divided, many in the scientific community seem to think that the deal will erode India’s strategic autonomy and a number of strategic analysts seem to feel that the deal will be inimical to India’s long term strategic interests. The rhetoric behind the debate does raise certain fundamental issues about the costs and benefits of this major bilateral initiative. The debate so far has been characterized more by ideological posturing rather than by an objective assessment of the pros and cons of the deal.
I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from ... more I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from within La Trobe University and the wider academic community join forces to examine the complex interface between environmental stresses and conflict in the Himalayan region. The Himalayan environment is sometimes compared to a "Third Pole", but it is also a dazzling patchwork of linguistic and cultural diversity. The natural and human ecosystems of the Himalaya are equally vulnerable. The authors offer a number of considered policy recommendations that underline the importance of both global and non-governmental approaches to managing this fragile region. This brief is also an example of La Trobe University's unique strength in the Himalayan region. Academics from a wide range of research interests such as Bhutanese tourism, Nepalese dentistry and native dialects have banded together to form a Himalaya Research Network at this institution.
The primary objective of this study is to provide an independent assessment of Chinese ballistic ... more The primary objective of this study is to provide an independent assessment of Chinese ballistic and cruise missile capability. The study also addresses the organisational, strategic and political links in China that impact upon its missile programme. Our study on the Chinese Ballistic and Cruise Missiles uses images of these missiles available in the public domain to make an independent assessment of their capabilities. Length and diameter measurements on the images of these missiles are used to estimate propellant and stage masses. These estimates are used along with trajectory and range models to assess the performance of the missiles. This methodology has been applied to the DF-1, the DF-2, the DF-3, the DF-4, the DF-5, the JL-1 / DF- 21, the JL-2 / DF-31, the DF-15 and the DF-11 ballistic missiles. The scope of our study also included the longer range cruise missiles. Since there were not many images of these missiles available in the public domain we were not able to extend th...
The word security has a military connotation and refers to the activities involved in protecting ... more The word security has a military connotation and refers to the activities involved in protecting or defending a country, in which the State has a central role. This book argues that the State provides as well as threatens security, and that by broadening the concept of security to include both military and non-military threats such as those related to ecological, social, economic and political causes, a system of checks and balances can be introduced to regulate the State.
India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
On the eve of Indian Independence, as Britain prepared to devolve the Crown’s treaties with Tibet... more On the eve of Indian Independence, as Britain prepared to devolve the Crown’s treaties with Tibet to the Indian government, the Tibetan government was debating its future treaty relationship with India under the 1914 Simla Convention and associated Indo-Tibetan Trade Regulations. Soon after Indian independence, Tibetan government made an expansive demand for return of Tibetan territory along the McMahon Line and beyond. This led to a long diplomatic exchange between Lhasa, New Delhi and London as India deliberated its response to the Tibetan demand. This article decodes the voluminous correspondence between February 1947 and January 1948 that flowed between the British/Indian Mission in Lhasa, the Political Officer in Sikkim, External Affairs Ministry in Delhi and the Foreign Office in London, on the Simla Convention and the ensuing Tibetan territorial demand. Housed at the National Archives in New Delhi, this declassified confidential communication provides crucial context for newl...
This article analyses strategies of minority education currently in place in Xinjiang in the cont... more This article analyses strategies of minority education currently in place in Xinjiang in the context of the second generation ethnic policy debate in China. The article argues that the 2009 ethnic riots in Xinjiang coupled with the change of leadership in China has significantly hardened the state’s approach to aggressively promoting Putonghua (standard Chinese). This policy is facing significant structural and political challenges in its implementation and acceptance in Xinjiang. The policy to universalise Putonghua in all Xinjiang schools is likely to produce more resistance to the statist agenda rather than resulting in the intended outcome of integration.
I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from ... more I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from within La Trobe University and the wider academic community join forces to examine the complex interface between environmental stresses and conflict in the Himalayan region. The Himalayan environment is sometimes compared to a "Third Pole", but it is also a dazzling patchwork of linguistic and cultural diversity. The natural and human ecosystems of the Himalaya are equally vulnerable. The authors offer a number of considered policy recommendations that underline the importance of both global and non-governmental approaches to managing this fragile region. This brief is also an example of La Trobe University's unique strength in the Himalayan region. Academics from a wide range of research interests such as Bhutanese tourism, Nepalese dentistry and native dialects have banded together to form a Himalaya Research Network at this institution.
India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
Sumita Kanojia, Women and Refugee Law: Perspectives from India. Valsad, Gujarat: Fidelity Interna... more Sumita Kanojia, Women and Refugee Law: Perspectives from India. Valsad, Gujarat: Fidelity International Publishers, 2016, pp. 345, ₹750.
Manohar Publishers & Distributors: New Delhi, 2003
Introduction Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia Nature of the Strategic Triangle in Southern Asia... more Introduction Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia Nature of the Strategic Triangle in Southern Asia Indo-Pakistan Ties & Nuclear Confidence Building in Southern Asia Strategic Stability & the Evolution of India's Nuclear Strategy Nuclear Safety Nuclear Doctrine in South Asia Nuclear Stability, Deterrence & Terrorism Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia: An Indian Perspective Interview with General V P Malik Index.
The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated a heated debate in India. The political establishment is d... more The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated a heated debate in India. The political establishment is divided, many in the scientific community seem to think that the deal will erode India’s strategic autonomy and a number of strategic analysts seem to feel that the deal will be inimical to India’s long term strategic interests. The rhetoric behind the debate does raise certain fundamental issues about the costs and benefits of this major bilateral initiative. The debate so far has been characterized more by ideological posturing rather than by an objective assessment of the pros and cons of the deal.
I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from ... more I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from within La Trobe University and the wider academic community join forces to examine the complex interface between environmental stresses and conflict in the Himalayan region. The Himalayan environment is sometimes compared to a "Third Pole", but it is also a dazzling patchwork of linguistic and cultural diversity. The natural and human ecosystems of the Himalaya are equally vulnerable. The authors offer a number of considered policy recommendations that underline the importance of both global and non-governmental approaches to managing this fragile region. This brief is also an example of La Trobe University's unique strength in the Himalayan region. Academics from a wide range of research interests such as Bhutanese tourism, Nepalese dentistry and native dialects have banded together to form a Himalaya Research Network at this institution.
The primary objective of this study is to provide an independent assessment of Chinese ballistic ... more The primary objective of this study is to provide an independent assessment of Chinese ballistic and cruise missile capability. The study also addresses the organisational, strategic and political links in China that impact upon its missile programme. Our study on the Chinese Ballistic and Cruise Missiles uses images of these missiles available in the public domain to make an independent assessment of their capabilities. Length and diameter measurements on the images of these missiles are used to estimate propellant and stage masses. These estimates are used along with trajectory and range models to assess the performance of the missiles. This methodology has been applied to the DF-1, the DF-2, the DF-3, the DF-4, the DF-5, the JL-1 / DF- 21, the JL-2 / DF-31, the DF-15 and the DF-11 ballistic missiles. The scope of our study also included the longer range cruise missiles. Since there were not many images of these missiles available in the public domain we were not able to extend th...
The word security has a military connotation and refers to the activities involved in protecting ... more The word security has a military connotation and refers to the activities involved in protecting or defending a country, in which the State has a central role. This book argues that the State provides as well as threatens security, and that by broadening the concept of security to include both military and non-military threats such as those related to ecological, social, economic and political causes, a system of checks and balances can be introduced to regulate the State.
India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
On the eve of Indian Independence, as Britain prepared to devolve the Crown’s treaties with Tibet... more On the eve of Indian Independence, as Britain prepared to devolve the Crown’s treaties with Tibet to the Indian government, the Tibetan government was debating its future treaty relationship with India under the 1914 Simla Convention and associated Indo-Tibetan Trade Regulations. Soon after Indian independence, Tibetan government made an expansive demand for return of Tibetan territory along the McMahon Line and beyond. This led to a long diplomatic exchange between Lhasa, New Delhi and London as India deliberated its response to the Tibetan demand. This article decodes the voluminous correspondence between February 1947 and January 1948 that flowed between the British/Indian Mission in Lhasa, the Political Officer in Sikkim, External Affairs Ministry in Delhi and the Foreign Office in London, on the Simla Convention and the ensuing Tibetan territorial demand. Housed at the National Archives in New Delhi, this declassified confidential communication provides crucial context for newl...
This article analyses strategies of minority education currently in place in Xinjiang in the cont... more This article analyses strategies of minority education currently in place in Xinjiang in the context of the second generation ethnic policy debate in China. The article argues that the 2009 ethnic riots in Xinjiang coupled with the change of leadership in China has significantly hardened the state’s approach to aggressively promoting Putonghua (standard Chinese). This policy is facing significant structural and political challenges in its implementation and acceptance in Xinjiang. The policy to universalise Putonghua in all Xinjiang schools is likely to produce more resistance to the statist agenda rather than resulting in the intended outcome of integration.
I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from ... more I am delighted to introduce this issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief, in which several experts from within La Trobe University and the wider academic community join forces to examine the complex interface between environmental stresses and conflict in the Himalayan region. The Himalayan environment is sometimes compared to a "Third Pole", but it is also a dazzling patchwork of linguistic and cultural diversity. The natural and human ecosystems of the Himalaya are equally vulnerable. The authors offer a number of considered policy recommendations that underline the importance of both global and non-governmental approaches to managing this fragile region. This brief is also an example of La Trobe University's unique strength in the Himalayan region. Academics from a wide range of research interests such as Bhutanese tourism, Nepalese dentistry and native dialects have banded together to form a Himalaya Research Network at this institution.
India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
Sumita Kanojia, Women and Refugee Law: Perspectives from India. Valsad, Gujarat: Fidelity Interna... more Sumita Kanojia, Women and Refugee Law: Perspectives from India. Valsad, Gujarat: Fidelity International Publishers, 2016, pp. 345, ₹750.
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