Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2014

Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2014

This issue includes looks at modernization of the armed forces through budgetary allocations, the Navy's submarine arm, maritime security, projections of IAF equipment over the next 20 years, directed energy weapons technology, and oceanographic studies. It also includes an analysis of the recently concluded India-China Border Defence Cooperation Agreement.

Editorial

Perspective 

Assessing Modernization of the Indian Armed Forces through Budgetary Allocations

-- Amit Cowshish 

Is the Submarine Arm Losing its Punch?

-- Sataluri Govind 

Border Defence Cooperation Agreement: The Icebreaker in Making?

-- Bijoy Das 

Focus 

Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: An Indian Perspective

-- Sarabjeet Singh Parmar 

IAF Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats, 2032

-- Vivek Kapur 

Directed Energy Weapons for the Indian Armed Forces

-- Bishwajit Bose 

Commentary 

New Perspective for Oceanographic Studies in the Indian Ocean Region 

-- Arnab Das 

Book Reviews 

Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb, by Feroz Hassan Khan

-- S. Samuel C. Rajiv 

Critical Issues in Indian Politics: India’s Foreign Policy, edited by Kanti P. Bajpai and Harsh V. Pant Critical Issues in Indian Politics: India’s National Security, edited by Kanti P. Bajpai and Harsh V. Pant

-- Stuti Banerjee