An Assessment of the Strategic Partnership Model in Defence Industry The SP model, if implemented well, is likely to have a number of benefits for both the private sector and the larger Indian defence industry. Laxman Kumar Behera | June 02, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Fog clears over industrial licensing for defence industry but questions remain There seems to be no clear advantage of giving an overarching role to the Ministry of Home Affairs as regards formulation of policy or grant of industrial licence for manufacture or export of defence items. Amit Cowshish | May 29, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Global Consequences of the Trump Presidency President Trump’s victory and his subsequent actions after assuming the presidency seem to indicate the US withdrawal from a leadership role towards a degree of insulation from world affairs. Deepak Kapoor | May 26, 2017 | IDSA Comments
St. Petersburg Metro Bombing: Al Qaeda Redux The Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for the April 3 metro bombing in St. Petersburg and conveyed that the attack was retaliation against Russia’s targeting of jihadis in Syria, Libya and Chechnya. Prabha Rao | May 25, 2017 | Issue Brief
Portents of France’s International Posture under Emanuel Macron Emanuel Macron is likely to set different trends with regard to policy towards the EU, the Francophone region of Africa, the UN, major powers as well as medium and pivotal countries like India and Japan. Gautam Sen | May 24, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Voter’s Dilemma: Data Leaks and Electoral Interventions The DNC and En Marche hacking instances offer a peek into the future: data leaks and cyber means of electoral intervention are likely to become an unfortunate and inevitable part of the electoral process. Munish Sharma | May 22, 2017 | Issue Brief
Strategic Partnership Model – formulation of the scheme a big challenge The objective of promoting Indian industry can be achieved in a simpler manner if after selecting the platform to be inducted MoD leaves it to the foreign OEM to tie up with the Indian company of its choice. Amit Cowshish | May 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Preference for Local Industry in Defence Contracts: What India Can Do The new enabling provision in GFR-2017 provides the MoD a chance to amend its own procurement document and include a provision of production reservation and price preference for domestic industry. Laxman Kumar Behera | May 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Modi Redefines India’s Palestine Policy Behind the media hype about India's ‘unwavering support' for the Palestinian cause, there is a subtle but unmistakable shift in its policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. P. R. Kumaraswamy | May 18, 2017 | Issue Brief
Need for incorporating a limitation of liability clause in defence contracts It would be both graceful and fair to pay a reasonable amount that is seen as equitable compensation for infringement of the fundamental right to life or damages arising from tortious liability of the government. Amit Cowshish | May 17, 2017 | IDSA Comments
