US-China Trade War and the High Technology Sector In this era of complex interdependence, sudden disruptions in supply chains will not only hurt Chinese businesses in the US and elsewhere, but also damage the US economy as well as its reputation as a business destination. Munish Sharma | May 22, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Xi’s Belt-Road Initiative: Recalibration, Strategic Imperatives While still in the evolution stage, BRI has the potential to be a game changer in China’s quest to shape a ‘Sino-Centric’ Global Order. G.G. Dwivedi | May 22, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Implications of the ISIS ‘province’ in Kashmir If Baghdadi has possibly moved toward the east, then the proclamation of an Indian branch flashes a note of caution for the security and intelligence agencies. Uddipan Mukherjee | May 17, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Singapore’s Fake News Act: Lessons for India By implementing the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (POFMA) 2019, Singapore is demonstrating resolve to fight the growing spread of false news and misinformation campaigns. Ashish Chhibbar | May 17, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Moving Beyond the Listing of Masood Azhar With China now willing to discuss issues of mutual interest with India, a well-structured bilateral dialogue on regional and global terrorism may go a long way in convincing Beijing of the need to put pressure on Islamabad to act against terror Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | May 16, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Cyber Exercises and the Indian Armed Forces A cyber exercise – whether CyberEx or its successor – needs to be developed as a platform for practitioners and thinkers to test conceptual and technical skills under near-real-world whole-of-nation scenarios of cyber contingencies. Munish Sharma | May 16, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Designating Masood Azhar at the United Nations: More than a Symbolic Diplomatic Victory The decade-long effort to list Azhar showcases the pragmatism that marks India's multilateral diplomacy and questions the general perception that India's multilateral approach is ambivalent and inconsistent. Rajeesh Kumar | May 09, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Fallibility of the Fall Clause While the purpose of the Fall Clause, a price safety mechanism in rate contracts, is indubitable, some issues concerning its applicability and implications, both for the buyer and the seller, merit a review. Amit Cowshish | May 08, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Is Indian Military Aviation Reorienting? For the first time in the history of military aviation in India, helicopters have surpassed fighter aircraft in terms of sheer numbers. Are the Indian Armed Forces reorienting for helicopter dominated air operations? Kishore Kumar Khera | May 07, 2019 | Issue Brief
IEDs and the Maoist insurgency Are the Maoists focusing more on IED-based blasts and in the process minimizing their own casualties instead of attempting to win a war of attrition by inflicting tactical and psychological blows to the security forces? Uddipan Mukherjee | May 07, 2019 | IDSA Comments
