New Arrivals of Books

January 2020 to December 2020

India – China Maritime  Competition : The Security Dilemma at Sea. Edited by Rajesh Basrur,  Anit Mukherjee, and T V Paul, New York, Routledge, 2019,192P.,Rs 795/- ISBN  9780367424008

Kashmir : Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle  by Saifuddin Soz, New Delhi, Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2018, 236p.,Rs 599/- ISBN 9788129151926

Paradise at War : A Political History of Kashmir  by Radha Kumar, New Delhi, Aleph Book Company, 2018, 394p.,Rs 799/- ISBN 9789388292122

The Anarchy : The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire  by William Dalrymple, London : Bloomsbury, 2019, 522p.,Rs 699/- ISBN 9781526618504

The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats,  and the Military in India by Anit Mukherjee, New Delhi,  Oxford University Press, 2020, Rs 1100/-

Afghan National Army : The CIA-Proxy Militias, Fatemyoun  Division, Taliban and the Islamic State of Khorasan  by Musa Khan Jalalzai, New Delhi,  Vij Books, 2020, 398p.,Rs 1450/-  ISBN: 9789389620030

Intelligence Surveillance, Security Sector Reforms, Accountability Principles and National Security Challenges Within European Union  by Musa Khan Jalalzai, , New Delhi : Vij Books, 2020, 199p Rs 1250/-   ISBN : 9788194285144

Dssc /Dstsc Entrance Examination Military Law Solved Question Papers [2009 to 2018]  by UC Jha, New Delhi, Vij Books, 2019, 69p.,Rs 295/- ISBN: 978938861817

Failed States : The Need for a Realistic Transition in Afghanistan  by Musa Khan Jalalzai, New Delhi,  Vij Books, 2020, 497p., Rs 1650/-  ISBN: 9789389620191

Massive Plunder of Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth : The US and NATO Burglars, Taliban, Islamic State of Khorasan, and Jihadist Group of Central Asia, go – fifty –fifty  by Musa Khan Jalalzai, New Delhi,  Vij Books, 2020,Rs 1250/- ISBN : 9789389620108

The Islamic State of Khorasan and the Prospect of Nuclear Jihad Against Russia and Central Asia  by Musa Khan Jalalzai , New Delhi,  Vij Books, 2019, 389p., Rs 1650/- ISBN: 9788194261858

Democracy and Authoritarianism in Pakistan : The Role of the Military and Political Parties  by Shiraz Sheikh, New Delhi,  KW Publisher, 2020, 393p.,Rs 1460 /- ISBN : 9789389137248

Hope in Despair Stories of Courage in Kashmir  by Sunanda Nehru Ganju, New Delhi : Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd, 2019, 172p.,Rs450/- ISBN : 9789386473721

Kashmir : Land of Regrets  by Moosa Raza, India, Westland, 2019, 284p.,Rs 699/-ISBN : 9789388689946

Modi 2.0 : 2nd Innings of India’s Most Successful Prime Minister – Goals and Expectations  by Biswapati Go swami, New Delhi,  Orange Boooks International, 2019, 232p.,Rs.1595/- ISBN : 9789387873063

Asia Defence Review 2019.  Edited by K.K Noher, New Delhi, Knowledge World, 2020, 273p.,Rs 1080/- ISBN : 9789389137200

In Their Own Words : Understanding Lashkar- e—Tayyaba   by Christine C. Fair, Delhi,  Oxford University Press, 2019, 307p., Rs 950/- ISBN : 9780199495214

India’s Quest for Uavs and Challenges  by R K Narang, New Delhi : KW Publisher, 2020, 428p., Rs 1520/- ISBN : 9789389137224

Scaling India- Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific and Beyond 2025 : Corridors, Connectivity and Contours. Edited by Jagannath P, Panda, New Delhi,  KW Publisher, 2020, 331p.,Rs.1280/- ISBN: 9789389137293

Modi 2.0 : Gujarat to South Block by Vivek  Garg, New Delhi,  Manas Publications, 2019, 352p., Rs.895/- ISBN : 9788170495604

Trials, Tremors and Hope : Political Economy of Contemporary Nepal. by Ram Sharan Mahat, New Delhi,  Adroit Publishers, 2020, 242p., Rs. 795/- ISBN : 9788187393757

India’s North – East : The Process of Change and Development. Edited by R K Samanta, Delhi,  BR Publishing Corporation, 2020, 198p.,Rs.850/- ISBN : 9788176463300

Jammu & Kashmir : A Batle of Perceptions  by AS Chonker, New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2019, 362p., Rs.1295/- ISBN : 9788194163442

Kashmir’s Untold Story : Declassified by Iqbal Chand Malhotra, Maroof Raza, New Delhi,  Bloomsbury, 2019, 202p.,Rs. 599/- ISBN : 9789388912839

Islam , Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment : A Global and Historical Comparison by Ahmet T  Kuru, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 303p., 26.00 (PO£), ISBN : 9781108409476

Jihad in Central Asia : Foreign Fighters, the Islamic State of Khorasan,the Chechens and Uyghur Islamic Front in China by Musa Khan Jalalzai,New Delhi,  Vij Books,2020, 569p.,Rs 2250/- ISBN : 9789389620269

The Return of Deterrence : Credibility and Capabilities in a New Era. Edited by William G Braun, Von Stefanie Hlatky, Kim Richard Nossal, Delhi : Alpha, 2020, 113p.,Rs.695/- ISBN :9789353890643

China – India – Japan in the Indo – Pacific : Ideas, Interests and Infrastructure.  Edited by Jagannath P Panda , Titli Basu, New Delhi,  Pentagon Press, 2018, 398p.,Rs. 1495/- ISBN : 9789386618429

Future of Land Warfare : Beyond the Horizon.  Edited by PK Chakravorty, New Delhi,  Pentagon Press, 2020, 272p.,Rs.995/- ISBN : 9788194283744

India’s Foreign Policy : Towards Resurgence.   Edited by Dhruv  Katoch,, New Delhi, Pentagon Energy Press, 2019, 194p.,Rs.995/- ISBN : 9789386618788

J& K Invisible Faultlines. Edited by Sandya Jain, New Delhi,  Pentagon Press, 2019, 270p., Rs.995/-  ISBN : 9789386618856

Look East To Act East : Transforming India – Asean Relations in Modi Era.  Edited by Sudhir Singh, New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2020, 326p.,Rs.1495/-  ISBN : 9788194283713

Gandhi’s Hinduism : TheStruggle Against Jinnah’s Islam  by M J Akbar, New Delhi : Bloomsbury, 2020, 454p.,Rs.699/- ISBN : 9789389449143

Pentagon Yearbook 2020 : South Asia Defence and Strategic Perspective.  Edited by Vijay  Sakhuja, New Delhi,  Pentagon Press, 2020, 250p., Rs.1995/-  ISBN : 9788194465935

Quest for Nagalim : The Tribal Factor.  by Pradeep  Chhonkar, New Delhi,   KW Publisher, 2020, 232p.,RS.1180/-, ISBN : 9789389137408

Watershed 1967: India’s Forgotten Victory Over China  by Prodosh Das Gupta, New Delhi,  Juggernaut Books, 2020, 274p, Rs.599/-, ISBN : 9789353450939

The First Anglo – Sikh War  by Amarpal Singh, India,  Harper Collins, 2010, 257p, Rs.699/-  ISBN : 9789352770083

India’s China Challenge : A Journey Through China’s Rise and What it Means for India  by Ananth Krishnan, India : Harper Collins, 2020, 420p.,Rs. 599/-   ISBN : 9789390327683

A Whole – of – Government Approach to Gray Zone Warfare. by Elizabeth G Troeder, New Delhi : Alpha Editions, 2020,38p, Rs595/- ISBN: 9789353890698.

Red Teaming : Transform Your Business  :  By Thinking Like the Enemy.  by Bryce G Hoffman, London, PIATKUS, 2017, 278P., Rs 599/-  ISBN: 9780349410418

 

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37th National Security Lecture: The Chinese Challenge - Its Many Dimensions and India's Options

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USI- FO Live: Evolving Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Region

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