India http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en Four Things to Know About President Trump’s Trip to India http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/four-things-know-about-president-trumps-trip-india <span>Four Things to Know About President Trump’s Trip to India</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 03/01/2020 - 8:11am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">President Trump’s recent trip to India yielded no progress on a bilateral trade agreement, one of the main issues both leaders hoped to address. Despite the trade impasse, both President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi used the two-day trip to reinforce the positive relationship between the U.S. and India, as official discussions finalized several defense and energy deals. USIP’s Vikram Singh looks at the state of trade talks, the possibility of U.S. mediation in Kashmir, India’s regional stance on the Afghan peace process, and how China’s growing global influence impacts U.S.-India relations.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/four-things-know-about-president-trumps-trip-india" rel="tag" title="Four Things to Know About President Trump’s Trip to India" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Four Things to Know About President Trump’s Trip to India</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/four-things-know-about-president-trumps-trip-india#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632480509" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 01 Mar 2020 13:11:23 +0000 SWJED 135324 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com India’s National Security Challenges: The Growing Chinese Footprint in Sri Lanka and the Maldives http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/indias-national-security-challenges-growing-chinese-footprint-sri-lanka-and-maldives <span>India’s National Security Challenges: The Growing Chinese Footprint in Sri Lanka and the Maldives</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 10/09/2019 - 3:14pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The Indian Ocean has gained geostrategic importance due to the volume of trade that passes through it. At the same time, China’s Belt and Road Initiative is increasing Chinese influence in numerous countries in Asia and across the globe. Against this backdrop, this paper seeks to examine how the growing Chinese footprint in Sri Lanka and the Maldives can have implications for India’s national security and how the Chinese expansion is of strategic importance to New Delhi.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/indias-national-security-challenges-growing-chinese-footprint-sri-lanka-and-maldives" rel="tag" title="India’s National Security Challenges: The Growing Chinese Footprint in Sri Lanka and the Maldives" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about India’s National Security Challenges: The Growing Chinese Footprint in Sri Lanka and the Maldives</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/indias-national-security-challenges-growing-chinese-footprint-sri-lanka-and-maldives#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632491390" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:14:04 +0000 SWJED 126769 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/kashmir-festers-india-china-ties-wobble <span>As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 09/29/2019 - 9:31am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Having angered China by stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood and calling to question its claims on Ladakh, India may attempt to placate its powerful northern neighbour and adversary at an informal Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping summit slated for next month.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/kashmir-festers-india-china-ties-wobble" rel="tag" title="As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/kashmir-festers-india-china-ties-wobble#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632491610" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 29 Sep 2019 13:31:39 +0000 SWJED 125958 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com India Enters Turbulent Waters After Kashmir Action http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/india-enters-turbulent-waters-after-kashmir-action <article data-history-node-id="124424" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/india-enters-turbulent-waters-after-kashmir-action" rel="bookmark"><span>India Enters Turbulent Waters After Kashmir Action</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Tue, 08/27/2019 - 9:28am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Having failed in the gamble of speedily containing the fallouts of stripping Muslim-majority Kashmir of its autonomy and statehood, the religious right government of Narendra Modi has taken the country to the brink almost reminiscent of India’s vulnerabilities at the end of the Cold War.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/india-enters-turbulent-waters-after-kashmir-action" rel="tag" title="India Enters Turbulent Waters After Kashmir Action" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about India Enters Turbulent Waters After Kashmir Action</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:28:41 +0000 SWJED 124424 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com South Asia: Unrestricted Conventional Warfare http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/south-asia-unrestricted-conventional-warfare <span>South Asia: Unrestricted Conventional Warfare</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 08/25/2019 - 2:59pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The February Indian air strikes in Pakistan has completely changed the dynamics of Pakistan’s strategy of supporting and sponsoring terrorism against India as unconventional warfare and being protected by the threat of first use nuclear attack doctrine. It has also transformed India’s defensive and cautious strategy of strategic restraint. Nuclear deterrence is no longer an impediment in South Asia.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/south-asia-unrestricted-conventional-warfare" rel="tag" title="South Asia: Unrestricted Conventional Warfare" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about South Asia: Unrestricted Conventional Warfare</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/south-asia-unrestricted-conventional-warfare#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632571423" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 25 Aug 2019 18:59:54 +0000 SWJED 124348 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Need for Détente: Cyberwarfare in India/Pakistan Conflict http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/need-detente-cyberwarfare-indiapakistan-conflict <article data-history-node-id="123591" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/need-detente-cyberwarfare-indiapakistan-conflict" rel="bookmark"><span>The Need for Détente: Cyberwarfare in India/Pakistan Conflict</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Tue, 07/23/2019 - 9:25am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Sometimes brutal honesty is the best form of diplomacy, and if there is a conflict that is in immediate need for some kind of resolution, it is the conflict over the region of Kashmir between Pakistan and India.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/need-detente-cyberwarfare-indiapakistan-conflict" rel="tag" title="The Need for Détente: Cyberwarfare in India/Pakistan Conflict" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Need for Détente: Cyberwarfare in India/Pakistan Conflict</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:25:12 +0000 SWJED 123591 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Indo-Pacific Terrorism: What to Expect for the Foreseeable Future http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/indo-pacific-terrorism-what-expect-foreseeable-future <article data-history-node-id="119481" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/indo-pacific-terrorism-what-expect-foreseeable-future" rel="bookmark"><span>Indo-Pacific Terrorism: What to Expect for the Foreseeable Future</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Thu, 04/18/2019 - 6:25am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The past two decades in the Indo-Pacific region have resulted in remarkable change across the terrorist landscape. Attacks and deaths are down, but jihadist ideology and threats persist. The Indo-Pacific states of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines consistently remain among the “Top 10” countries affected by terrorism according to the Global Terrorism Index report. If there was any doubt whether or not 2019 would see a continuation of the deadly trend, this year’s bombing just days before the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite, the Pulwama terrorist attack in India, the breakup of an international terrorist cell in Malaysia, and the New Zealand mosque shootings all serve to remind us that extremism remains at our front door.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/indo-pacific-terrorism-what-expect-foreseeable-future" rel="tag" title="Indo-Pacific Terrorism: What to Expect for the Foreseeable Future" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Indo-Pacific Terrorism: What to Expect for the Foreseeable Future</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:25:35 +0000 SWJED 119481 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Road to Peace in Kabul Runs Through Kashmir http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/the-road-to-peace-in-kabul-runs-through-kashmir <span>The Road to Peace in Kabul Runs Through Kashmir</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 09/03/2017 - 8:16am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> U.S. policymakers must finally and honestly acknowledge that the only clear answer is to directly engage in addressing the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-road-to-peace-in-kabul-runs-through-kashmir" rel="tag" title="The Road to Peace in Kabul Runs Through Kashmir" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Road to Peace in Kabul Runs Through Kashmir</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-road-to-peace-in-kabul-runs-through-kashmir#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1504631983" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:16:22 +0000 SWJED 74612 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Was the Sino-Indian Border War of 1962 Inevitable? http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/was-the-sino-indian-border-war-of-1962-inevitable <article data-history-node-id="72820" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/was-the-sino-indian-border-war-of-1962-inevitable" rel="bookmark"><span>Was the Sino-Indian Border War of 1962 Inevitable?</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Sun, 07/23/2017 - 7:56pm</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> History falls under the realms of highly contested narratives and the Sino-Indian border war is no exception.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/was-the-sino-indian-border-war-of-1962-inevitable" rel="tag" title="Was the Sino-Indian Border War of 1962 Inevitable?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Was the Sino-Indian Border War of 1962 Inevitable?</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:56:26 +0000 SWJED 72820 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com To the Horizon: Seven Conflicts of Concern for the U.S. Military http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/to-the-horizon-seven-conflicts-of-concern-for-the-us-military <span>To the Horizon: Seven Conflicts of Concern for the U.S. Military</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Thu, 06/13/2013 - 3:35am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> For the U.S. military to restructure and prepare for the future it must look at large formal armies that are currently using proxies to engage in small conflicts that enforce a larger agenda.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/to-the-horizon-seven-conflicts-of-concern-for-the-us-military" rel="tag" title="To the Horizon: Seven Conflicts of Concern for the U.S. Military" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about To the Horizon: Seven Conflicts of Concern for the U.S. Military</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/to-the-horizon-seven-conflicts-of-concern-for-the-us-military#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">4 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/365/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1373000560" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:35:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14165 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com