Two standoffs and some nuclear lessons The standoffs in Doklam and North Korea offer insights on how crisis stability remains subject to the complexities of deterrence, especially in theatres with multiple nuclear-armed states, and what this entails for disarmament. A. Vinod Kumar December 29, 2017 IDSA Comments
Time is ripe to start bilateral talks between the US and North Korea The time is opportune now for the international community to press for the start of bilateral discussions between the US and North Korea leading to the full participation of the UNSC in the final negotiations. G. Balachandran December 20, 2017 IDSA Comments
India’s Relations with the Latin America-Caribbean Region: Prospects and Constraints This paper seeks, from a Latin American perspective, to examine India's relations with the Latin America-Caribbean region. It makes a distinction between the hesitant and somewhat apathetic approach of the Indian government towards enhanced ties with the region and the rather more proactive and enthusiastic approach by the Indian business sector which has seen Indian trade with the region growing many fold and increasing at the same rate as China's. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj IDSA Occasional Papers
Is it Jerusalem or Jerusalems? Jerusalem is a theological, geographical, historical, archaeological, political and emotional issue with contested claims and overlapping legacies. P. R. Kumaraswamy December 15, 2017 Issue Brief
The Contours of a Negotiated Nuclear-Missile Deal with North Korea Removing the Kim regime’s fears about regime change and reducing the insecurity caused by North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests to the US and its allies are the essentials that must be addressed in a UN-led multinational dialogue to forge a negotiated settlement. G. Balachandran December 12, 2017 IDSA Comments
To make Chabahar a ‘Game Changer’ Central Asian states need to be roped in India needs to rope in one or more of the Central Asian countries, preferably Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, in the Chabahar project, to fully exploit its potential. P. Stobdan December 12, 2017 IDSA Comments
Why disclaiming Pakistan occupied Kashmir is not prudent Prudent as it may have appeared to reconcile to the territorial status quo in the past, policy makers must ask themselves whether such an approach has really worked in India’s favour. Priyanka Singh December 11, 2017 IDSA Comments
The Response of CARICOM Armed Forces to Hurricane Maria 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
India’s ICJ Win: Triumph of Multilateral Realpolitik? 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
Aerial Refuelling of Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft To truly exploit this newly tested operational capability, IAF will have to augment its fleet of in-flight refuellers and train an adequate number of aircrew, mission commanders, fighter controllers and systems operators. Kishore Kumar Khera December 06, 2017 IDSA Comments
