Preview: A single factor may not fully explain the rationale for India’s quest for a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system. Security, prestige, and an aspiration…
Topic: South Asian Security
Preview: On January 9, 2017, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that the country had successfully carried out the first-ever flight test of a nuclear-capable,…
Abstract: The article argues that the contours of a security architecture are becoming slowly visible in South Asia. This process is nurtured by two developments.…
Abstract: Identifying the links between democracy and foreign security policy has proven elusive. This paper engages this research agenda by developing a novel theory of…
Abstract: The partnership between India and Russia has been a success of Indian diplomacy, but the relationship is beginning to show signs of strain. The…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean is a region of increasing importance, with booming economic opportunities, shifting power dynamics and rising geopolitical competition. To manage this transition…
Abstract: Interactions of rising powers and established powers and their implications in peacebuilding and security remain underexplored in existing literature. This paper aims to explore…
Abstract: The Japanese government has spent considerably more diplomatic energy on national security and foreign economic policy initiatives beyond north-east Asia over the last decade.…
Abstract: Largely driven by Japan’s strategic outreach to India, Tokyo and Delhi have rapidly improved relations and enhanced their strategic cooperation since the turn of…
Abstract: Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories…
Abstract: Whether military spending is capable of promoting social welfare is currently a controversial issue. The aim of this paper is to investigate how military…
Abstract: This empirical note re-examines the causal linkages between military expenditures and economic growth for the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)…
Abstract: In this paper, we use new data on military expenditure (milex) compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to investigate the relationship…
Abstract: Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the…
Abstract: India’s top foreign policy priority is its neighbourhood of South Asia and the Indian Ocean, which it shares with China. This article seeks to…
