China’s growing military ties with Nepal China has created a constituency within the Nepal Army during the last few years. Some senior officers of the NA favour deeper military cooperation with China to reap more benefits. Nihar R. Nayak | March 31, 2017 | IDSA Comments
India and China Need to Move Past Tensions The strategic dialogue should focus on the fundamentals of shared beliefs and political culture, and be supported by widespread engagement at the provincial, governmental and academic levels. M.S. Prathibha | March 29, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Revisiting India’s Nuclear Doctrine India’s current nuclear doctrine does not call for an automatic massive retaliation for Pakistan’s use of TNWs against Indian troops on Pakistan soil. However, this does not mean that such an attack will go unanswered. G. Balachandran , Kapil Patil | March 27, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Costa Rica’s Challenge: Maintaining Internal Security without an Army Costa Rica is determined to maintain a demilitarised approach to internal security despite the increasing challenge from violent transnational organized crime largely linked to the trade in illegal narcotics. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | March 23, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Was there ever an Arab Spring? Though it began as a search for a path to political democracy, the Arab Spring was used or misused by external powers and entrenched interests within the Arab world to prevent the march towards democracy. K. P. Fabian | March 23, 2017 | IDSA Comments
To deal with China, India needs to return to strategic fundamentals It is time to engage in a dialogue process not just for enhancing strategic trust but also to think more cunningly about how to benefit from China’s riches by gaining access to Chinese credit and technology, and securing markets for Indian products. P. Stobdan | March 21, 2017 | IDSA Comments
AIIB Chronicle: China’s Ambition Behind Infrastructure Investment AIIB is a Chinese dominated bank and the Chinese excitement about AIIB is based on the control and strategic clout that Beijing, the bank’s main architect, wields over its functioning. Jagannath P. Panda | March 21, 2017 | Issue Brief
Examining the Case for Complete Transfer of Technology The relationship between the cost versus coverage of technology transferred, which likely follows the law of diminishing returns, would make technology acquisition beyond, say 80 per cent, increasingly cost prohibitive, with no matching and assured gains Kevin A. Desouza | March 21, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Dual Charge – An Opportunity to Fix Financial Management in Defence It is important to restore the functional self-sufficiency of the finance division of a ministry which handles 17-18 per cent of the total central government expenditure so that it could discharge its responsibilities without real or perceived pressures. Amit Cowshish | March 21, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Change of Government in Manipur: Glimmer of Hope or Shivers of Anxiety? It would be prudent for the new state government to re-instil confidence among all parties through a total focus on equitable development in both the Hills and the Valley areas and take all stakeholders on board before undertaking any controversial move. Pradeep Singh Chhonkar | March 20, 2017 | IDSA Comments
