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Designing Sound Defence Offset Policies

Designing Sound Defence Offset Policies

Policymakers need to ask themselves ‘What Really Makes Offsets Tick?’ in order to develop an objective framework based on sound principles repeatedly noticed in the offset regulations of ‘The Smarter Lot’ of countries and in the process avoid committing the seven ‘original sins’ that a poorly-designed offset policy may entail.

Sandeep Verma
April 17, 2015

Afghanistan and the Region

Afghanistan and the Region

Answers to all of Afghan problems can easily be found within the regional context. But the Afghan leadership is not likely to uphold the regional choice now.

P. Stobdan
April 20, 2015

Emerging Need for Nepali Ecological Task Force (ETF) Units

Nepal should raise Ecological Task Force (ETF) units to assist in tasks related to ecological reconstruction.

P. K. Gautam
April 29, 2015

Need to Take a More Confident View of Kabul

Need to Take a More Confident View of Kabul

Fears about the Beijing-Rawalpindi axis scripting Kabul politics and thereby causing the complete marginalisation of New Delhi in the region appear far-fetched given the political dynamics of Afghanistan.

Vishal Chandra
April 28, 2015

India should rethink its Afghan policy

India should rethink its Afghan policy

India should continue to play the Afghan game but no longer by showering financial largesse but by deploying its skills of political manoeuvring.

P. Stobdan
April 28, 2015

Learning from Beijing; Tackling Delhi’s Air Pollution Challenge

Learning from Beijing; Tackling Delhi’s Air Pollution Challenge

India and China could and should cooperate on environmental issues and specifically on clean urbanization because there is scope to develop a shared understanding of the problems and solutions.

Avinash Godbole
April 27, 2015

Iran-P5+1 Lausanne Framework: Issues and Challenges

Iran-P5+1 Lausanne Framework: Issues and Challenges

This Issue Brief looks back at the implementation of the JPOA and examines the extent to which the recent framework (JCPOA) agreed upon at Lausanne adheres to the letter and spirit of the JPOA, specifically as it relates to the pledge to treat the Iranian nuclear programme “as that of any non-nuclear state party to the NPT”.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv and G. Balachandran
April 23, 2015

Using Temple Gold for Shoring up the Economy: Learning from Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Using Temple Gold for Shoring up the Economy: Learning from Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Kautilya argues that when the treasury gets depleted, concerted efforts become necessary for its replenishment and even recommends extraordinary measures in emergency situations. But the guiding principle should be what the people consider as beneficial to themselves.

P. K. Gautam
April 17, 2015

Russia’s New Military Doctrine: An Overview

Russia’s New Military Doctrine: An Overview

The new military doctrine reflects Russia’s views on the changing geo-political order. It perceives key military risks as emanating primarily from the ‘West’ and dwells on measures to counter them.

Rajorshi Roy
April 16, 2015

New Twist in the MMRCA Tail

New Twist in the MMRCA Tail

MoD will do well to set up a crack team of experts from all fields to work out the terms of the proposed IGA keeping in view the larger picture of what happens after these 36 aircraft are inducted.

Amit Cowshish
April 15, 2015

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