A Case for Deferring Promulgation of DPP 2020 Considering the impending financial crunch due to the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty about allocations in the coming years, it is unlikely that the MoD will be able to launch many new procurement programmes under the new DPP any time soon. Amit Cowshish | April 17, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Draft DPP 2020 – Keep it Simple Draft DPP 2020 needs to cut out obfuscation, repetitions, and bring out core issues for the consideration of the decision-makers in a concise and clear manner. Kishore Kumar Khera | April 17, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 and Geo-political Implications The lack of international cooperation and trust deficit to tackle the COVID-19 crisis is stark. The pandemic of fear may deepen an ongoing shift towards increased anarchy reflected in ‘everyone for himself’ and could further energise the process of weakening international institutions and agreements. Prakash Menon | April 17, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Iran Battling COVID-19 While it is unlikely that the Iranian regime will be able to weather the COVID-19 crisis without the support of the international community, its efforts at seeking international support largely remain a work in progress. Meena Singh Roy , Prabhat Jawla | April 16, 2020 | Issue Brief
COVID-19 and GCC Countries As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the key priorities for the GCC countries are to contain the spread of the pandemic, maintain the flow of trade across their borders and preserve their economies from adverse impacts. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | April 16, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 Crisis and Pakistan-China Equation China is too important for Pakistan’s power elite, given that their stakes are tied firmly to the success of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects. Similarly, China would also need dependable and loyal allies like Pakistan willing to support and disseminate the emerging Chinese narrative on COVID-19. Priyanka Singh | April 15, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Turkey Struggles to Tackle COVID-19 The political divisions and economic challenges facing the country have complicated the government’s response to the pandemic, putting the population at risk and threatening to undermine the popularity of President Erdogan. Md. Muddassir Quamar | April 14, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 and Social Unrest: Meeting the Challenges The large scale social and economic disruption caused by COVID-19 has brought to our attention the socio-economic plight of urban migrant workers and the need for a more effective information dissemination. Vivek Chadha | April 13, 2020 | Issue Brief
Coping with New Guidelines on Expenditure Management The present crisis is as much of a challenge as an opportunity to infuse financial realism in defence planning and bring about concomitant reforms in the quickest possible timeframe. Amit Cowshish | April 13, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Civil War Complicates Fight Against COVID-19 in Syria Syria’s fragile health care system on account of the continuing conflict hinders the country’s effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Lakshmi Priya | April 13, 2020 | IDSA Comments
