The deficiencies in planning and training of personnel for disaster relief operations as well as the capability gaps in equipment that the response to Huricane Maria highlighted need to be plugged.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• December 06, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The re-election of Justice Dalveer Bhandari to the ICJ is an endorsement of the multilateral diplomacy based on realpolitik that India has been practicing in recent years.

• Rajeesh Kumar
• December 06, 2017
• IDSA Comments

While the willingness of the Maduro regime to silence the opposition is cause for concern, far more worrying is the prospect of the new Constituent Assembly rewriting the Constitution to eliminate the last vestiges of democratic checks and balances.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• August 09, 2017
• Issue Brief

In the backdrop of various corruption scandals marring the political scenario in Brazil, the 2018 general elections will probably be marked by uncertainties and contradictions of the competing coalition politics.

• Erik Ribeiro
• July 21, 2017
• Issue Brief

It is difficult for India’s aviation sector to replicate EMBRAER’s success without perhaps a reorientation of priorities.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• July 03, 2017
• Issue Brief

While Uruguay has been able to preserve the combat capability of its armed forces despite budgetary restrictions, it remains to be seen whether this can continue without substantial infusions of money for capital acquisitions.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• June 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Corridor marries India’s brand of human resources development and capacity building with Japan’s objective of delivering quality infrastructure in the region.

• Ruchita Beri
• June 13, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Paraguay’s military faces the twin challenges of maintaining internal and external security, and fighting narco-trafficking while facing bloc obsolescence of its existing assets.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• June 12, 2017
• Issue Brief

China may emerge as the sole leader of global climate negotiations by supporting the Green Climate Fund, which faces a budget crisis with the US exit. This will also provide an opportunity for China to reshape its current global image.

• Rajeesh Kumar
• June 06, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Terrorism has grown exponentially in the African continent, not only in terms of the number of attacks but also the number of countries affected. There is an arc of instability spreading across Africa, from Nigeria in the west to Somalia in the east.

• Ruchita Beri
• April 13, 2017
• IDSA Comments