Laxman Kumar Behera
Laxman Kumar Behera
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Special Centre for National Security Studies
Room No
19, JNIAS
Email
lkbehera[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, laxmanbehera[at]gmail[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/laxmanbehera/cv.pdf
Qualifications

Ph.D.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

External Security, Defence Policy and Planning, Arms Procurement, Offsets, arms Production, Military Expenditure, Civil-Military Relations

Experience

More than 14 years of research experience; Have worked as a member and/or co-coordinator of a number of Committees/Task Forces/Study Groups set up by the Indian Ministry of Defence and other government agencies.

Awards & Honours

IDSA President’s Award 2011; Visiting Professor to ICCR’s Chair at FGV, Brazil, 2013

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. “Examining the US Defence Acquisition Apparatus: What Can India Learn?’, Journal of Defence Studies, Vol. 11, No. 4, October-December 2017, pp. 73-92.
  2. “India’s Naval Shipbuilding Industry: Key Gaps and Policy Options”, Defence Studies, Vol. 12, No. 3, August 2012, pp. 434-451.
  3. “India’s Defence Acquisition System: Need for Further Reforms”, Korean Journal of Defence Analysis, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2012, pp. 89-105.
  4.  “Enhancing Private Sector Participation in India’s Defense Production”, Defense & Security Analysis, Vol. 27, No. 3, September 2011, pp. 251–265.
  5. “India’s Defence Offset Policy”, Strategic Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 2, March 2009, pp. 242-253
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. India’s Defence Economy: Planning, Budgeting, Industry and Procurement, Routledge: London, 2021.
  2. Indian Defence Industry: An Agenda for Making in India, Pentagon: New Delhi, 2016.
  3. Defence Offsets: International Best Practices and Lessons for India, IDSA Monograph Series, No. 45, 2015.
Patents (if any)

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