India and China: Ready to Meet Halfway
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The Modi-Xi Summit has evoked mixed responses from analysts. They have largely focused on existing concerns – talks on settling the boundary issue; whether a global power really intends to...
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India Mission to Mars: Ready to Orbit
2014 ,
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its maiden mission to Mars – the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) – on November 5, 2013. This mission is expected to reach the...
Read MoreStrategising India’s Defence Exports
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Unleashing further defence industrial reforms, the Department of Defence Production (DDP) announced in early September a Strategy for Defence Exports (SDE) followed by a set of standard operating procedures (SOP)...
Read MoreStrategic Significance of the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
2014 ,
On September 5, 2014, India and Australia signed a MoU for ‘Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy’ during the Australian Prime Minister’s visit to India. The agreement was...
Read MoreIslamic State not invincible: Need to take Russia, China on board
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As Dawlat al-Islamiyah f’al-Iraq w Belaad al-Sham (Daesh or Islamic State) beheaded British aid worker David Haines [probably on Sept 13] and threatened to kill another British hostage, the West...
Read MoreNeed to build a good coalition to combat ISIS
2014 ,
ISIS currently is the most potent and undoubtedly the most media savvy terrorist organisation globally. It clearly seems to have a method to the madness in the usage of acts...
Read MoreNawaz wins this round as army loses plot
2014 ,
Something quite strange has happened in Pakistan in the last couple of days. Just when it seemed that it was all over for the civilian government led by Prime Minister...
Read MoreAbbott and Modi’s Historic Opportunity
2014 ,
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have braved their arduous political journeys to the top, defying insurmountable domestic odds to head their respective governments. As...
Read MoreIndia-Japan Relations: New Times, Renewed Expectations
2014 ,
The Tokyo Declaration has added qualitative depth to the evolving bilateral bonhomie and demonstrated the new leadership’s commitment to cultivate a robust political, economic, strategic and defence cooperation. While Prime...
Read MoreJapan’s white paper on defence: An overview
2014 ,
Japan released its annual white paper on defence on August 5, 2014. The document attempts to shift Japan’s approach from being predominantly China-oriented towards a broader role in enhancing regional...
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