Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do about Terrorism, edited by Paul Shemella The scourge of terrorism is not new. However, its relevance andprominence in public discourse has seen a marked rise after 9/11. Whilea lot of writings concentrated on the immediate aftermath of the 9/11attack and terrorism as linked with Al Qaeda, it also spurred efforts tolook beyond this obvious threat into the larger transnational threat posedto the civilized world. Vivek Chadha October 2014 Journal of Defence Studies
Pakistan’s Dangerous Game of Brinkmanship The recent heavy firing by the Pakistani army is to gain public sympathy and providing it greater flexibility in the flawed civil-military relations. It is an orchestrated plan to provoke India believing that it can take such a risk of escalation in the back drop of its effective nuclear capability. Arun Sahgal October 10, 2014 IDSA Comments
Ceasefire in Ukraine: An Assessment While the ceasefire is a much needed respite yet it does raise two questions: What made the key players arrive at such agreements? Can these deals facilitate the initiation of a political dialogue in Ukraine? Rajorshi Roy October 10, 2014 IDSA Comments
Settling border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh Given that the onus for settling the border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh is on India, the Indian government has to demonstrate political wisdom in evolving political framework that would satisfy the national interests of both India and Nepal as well as win over the domestic opposition to the LBA. Pushpita Das October 10, 2014 IDSA Comments
Hong Kong Protests: What it means for the Chinese leadership? Beijing’s desire to manage the political process in Hong Kong stems from the ‘one country two systems’ model whereby it continues to retain its influence. It will not take much time for mainland to see a foreign hand in the islanders’ pro-democracy movements. Avinash Godbole October 10, 2014 IDSA Comments
Indigenous manufacture of defence equipment needs policy reform The national aim should be to make India a design, development, manufacture and export hub. India must study the Chinese concepts of “leap frogging” of technology across several generations and “civilianisation” to exploit dual use technology. Davinder Kumar , Gurmeet Kanwal October 09, 2014 IDSA Comments
Kurds sole ‘boots on ground’ against Islamic State Bitter last ditch battles are being fought by Kurdish men and women, including boys and girls barely out of their teens, against the Daesh. Some feel that to succeed, Washington must cooperate with the Syrian Kurds (YPG) as Kurdish fighters alone have proved willing and capable of taking on the Daesh. Sandhya Jain October 09, 2014 IDSA Comments
Making India a Defence Manufacturing Hub While the government is widely seen as investor-friendly, investment decisions, however, are made on more tangible considerations – ease of doing business, security of investment and intellectual property rights, and returns on investment. Amit Cowshish October 07, 2014 IDSA Comments
Reinventing India’s “Make” Procedures for Defence Acquisitions The Indian defence industry needs procedural clarity and simplification to be ingrained in the “Make” procedures, as the rules are presently silent on a number of important operational aspects. Sandeep Verma October 01, 2014 IDSA Comments
Need to revive Iran-India energy ties The possible lifting of the sanctions on Iran will lead to a rush for a share of the lucrative Iranian energy pie similar to Myanmar’s opening up last year. India cannot afford to be left behind. Shebonti Ray Dadwal September 30, 2014 IDSA Comments
