IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘ISRO POEM-4 shows the space agency is on song’ has been published in First Post on 01 January 2025. ISRO’s efforts… Continue reading Ajey Lele’s Article ‘ISRO POEM-4 ...

The national security of a country is closely tied to the welfare of its border residents. The unsettled boundary dispute between India and China in Eastern Ladakh has far-reaching consequences for ...

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘A Silk Road in Space: China’s Space Plan for 2050’ has been published in The Wire on 27 December 2024. The program ...

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 ...

Humans have always distinguished themselves from all living beings by virtue of their intelligence. This special distinction has remained undisputed for centuries only to face a major challenge from ...

This book analyses the competing power politics that exists between the three major Asian powers – China, India, and Japan – on infrastructural development across the Indo-Pacific. It examines the ...

Over the past few years, security dynamics along India’s northern borders have undergone a gradual shift and the era of relatively stable border management posture has given way to an ambiguous and ...

Maritime security has increasingly been studied from the standpoint of the complexities of the ocean—where the ‘game’ has been played since ancient days. In recent years, however, the concept has ...

There is no doubt that India requires a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) system for its higher defence management. Those who argue otherwise should revisit the Indian experience and realize that the ...

This book thoroughly probes the Indian Defence industry and the policies pertaining to it. Based on hard core evidence, it identifies the key shortcomings of this vital sector and provides a detailed ...

India’s goal of becoming an atmanirbhar (self-reliant) global drone hub by 2030 could face certification and atmanirbharta challenges. The certification challenges of civil drones emerge from ...

The Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) was created primarily to focus on self-reliance in the defence sector, which is considered crucial for an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. The objective is to ...