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SOUTH ASIA DEFENCE & STRATEGIC REVIEW



Issue : Vol 15 Issue 3 Jul – Aug 2021

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Issue Date : August 5, 2021

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Geostrategy

14

Afghanistan At Precarious Crossroads

Afghanistan is the centre piece of the New Great Game being played out

20

Afghanistan: Women Participation for Sustainable Peace

It is important for women to play an equal and meaningful role in the peace process

22

Afghanistan, ANA and India: A Perspective

India must continue to support the legitimate government in Kabul

44

Countering China

China is going about its aim of creating a ‘Chinese Century’ and several nations are getting together to countervail the Chinese

53

Neighbourhood Watch

India has to take deft steps so that it is able to draw countries veering towards China into its fold

57

Water – a Potential cause of ‘Conflicts in Future’

Water is becoming an increasingly contested commodity and shared waters pose a great risk for conflict in the region

Military Affairs

11

Contours VII

Operations in an Integrated Battlefield

23

Decoding Defence Reforms : Nuts and Bolts

Will reforms help if there is no is concomitant accountability?

32

Integrated Theatre Commands – Is it the Right Time for Proposed Restructuring?

The need thereof in our context and whether we are really geared to take the step commands right

38

On Theatres – Retaining The Air Power Advantage

The need to look at the issue holistically and get the architecture of the theatre commands right

41

Theaterisation: A Perspective

Lt Gen JP Singh (retd) puts a recent interview of the CDS on the subject in correct perspective

48

OF B Reforms: Time for a Strategic Shift

The reforms aim to streamline the functioning of the 41 Ordnance Factories

Military Technology

28

Infantry Modernisation: Role of OFB

A brief on OFB's contribution to equipping the Indian Infantry

42

Underwater Drones: New Challenges

Underwater drones would pose multiple challenges

Regular Features

62

Scholar Warriors

A Kaleidoscope of Thoughts

70

Battles that Made History

Battle Honours of the Indian Army - 26 (1971 war) Sylhet Helilift: 4/5 Gorkha Rifles Changing the Course of War