Global Governance and the Need for ‘Pragmatic Activism’ in India’s Multilateralism While global governance is all about creating an international order that addresses the interests of the big and small nations and people, non-government and corporate entities, the foreign policy of a state, including its multilateralism, aims at achieving its national interest. Tension between the two therefore is only natural. Often this is depicted as a hiatus between the greater good associated with idealism and self-interest associated with pragmatism. Arpita Anant September 2015 Strategic Analysis
India’s Economic Opportunities and Energy Security: Analysing Prospects Within SAARC and Beyond It has been extensively debated whether India should prioritise relations with its immediate or extended neighbourhood. Put into the framework of energy security and competition with China, it will be argued that the recently signed South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) framework agreement can provide the basis and open up new opportunities for inter- and sub-regional energy co-operation in Asia. Anna Juhos September 2015 Strategic Analysis
Radicalisation of Muslim Converts At the moment, the radical Muslim convert threat does appear to be limited to Europe and America where the converts are ‘less visible’. Surya Valliappan Krishna August 31, 2015 IDSA Comments
GSAT-6: India’s Second Military Satellite Launched India’s increasing investments in space for strategic purposes clearly indicates the rising relevance of space assets for the armed forces. Ajey Lele August 31, 2015 IDSA Comments
Exchange Rate Variation in Defence Contracts The 19th August amendment to the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 extends the provision of exchange rate variation to Indian vendors under all the procurement categories of capital acquisition. Amit Cowshish August 31, 2015 IDSA Comments
How Pakistan Gains From the Cancelled NSA-Level Talks It was not in Pakistan’s interest that the NSA meeting should take place. It is to their credit that they managed to do that by waving a red flag at the Indians through their first briefing on the planned NSA talks by mentioning their invitation to the Hurriyat leaders for a meeting in Delhi prior to the NSA talks. G. Balachandran August 28, 2015 IDSA Comments
Gilgit Baltistan: Province, No Province? Chinese stakes in Gilgit Baltistan could propel Pakistan to introduce a stop gap provincial arrangement that would contain popular resistance, promote greater stability, and deflate India’s objections to CPEC. Priyanka Singh August 27, 2015 IDSA Comments
China-Russia Naval Ties and the Balance of Maritime Power in Asia A growing Sino-Russian-Pakistani maritime nexus in the IOR poses a challenge to India’s influence in the Indian Ocean and heralds a potential change in the Asian balance of maritime power. Abhijit Singh August 27, 2015 IDSA Comments
Defence Offset Guidelines – A Long Overdue Tweak The 5th August amendment to the offset guidelines exemplifies how difficult it is to let go of unnecessary controls. Amit Cowshish August 27, 2015 IDSA Comments
Probing a Sea option for Turkmen Gas This fresh move on the Indian Prime Minister’s part is perhaps meant to signal to Pakistan that if the latter continues with its hostilities and political rhetoric towards India, then India and other countries may consider an alternative arrangement. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni August 27, 2015 IDSA Comments
