China’s ADIZ: A Case of an Overreach? There is no doubt that this an audacious foreign policy gambit played by China. Un-named Chinese officials have been quoted in the Chinese press to say that China is willing to instigate strategic confrontation against Japan and are prepared for it to last a 'long time'. R. S. Kalha | December 10, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Iran Nuclear Deal: The Fine Print The November 24, 2013 Joint Plan of Action between Iran and its P5+1 interlocutors is the first agreement since November 2004 that contains Iran’s acceptance of certain short-term limitations on its nuclear programme. S. Samuel C. Rajiv , G. Balachandran | December 09, 2013 | Issue Brief
Cause and Effect of the ADIZ over East China Sea The primary aim of the ADIZ is to provide a lead time to the air force, in case of hostile aircraft intruding, and take appropriate actions to counter them. The establishment of the ADIZ in the East China Sea by China is a signal of its assertiveness and authority over the Senkaku/Diaoyu island and probably a readiness to escalate it. Naval Jagota | December 06, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Gen. Raheel Sharif: Chief Has Changed, Army Remains the Same A lot has being made of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif taking his time to select the next army chief and signalling civilian supremacy by picking the number three in the seniority list. Whether Gen Raheel Sharif will remain subservient to civilian authority because ‘Pakistan has changed’ and ‘democracy is here to stay’ remains to be seen. Sushant Sareen | December 03, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Reduction in Expenditure on Internal Security in Nagaland: Is it Feasible? The State hardly has any `balance from its current revenues` to take on additional internal security expenditure or fund its own development activities. In this backdrop, the State has perforce to depend on the Centre to maintain a security establishment and sustain it on a long-term basis. Gautam Sen | December 03, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Avro Replacement Programme: Alive and Kicking This programme was a sincere effort by the MoD to walk the talk on participation of the private industry in defence manufacturing. The success or failure of this programme will have a long lasting effect on MoD’s efforts to strengthen the defence industrial base in the country. Amit Cowshish | December 03, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India and China: Exploring Partnership in Afghanistan In this final part of the Policy Paper series, P Stobdan deliberates that if India and China make a calibrated move for working together in Afghanistan, the outcome could be more harmonizing than conflicting. So when India reviews its post-2014 Afghan policy, the China factor should not be seen in a zero-sum perception for many in the West may press India playing a countervailing role to China. P. Stobdan | December 02, 2013 | Policy Brief
Chinese ADIZ in East China Sea: Posers for India China has created a furor by announcing the creation of an Air Defence identification Zone (ADIZ) over the Senkakau/Diayou islands in East China Sea. There is now little doubt that China is displaying a muscular foreign policy and most countries in Asia would be wary of a hard response because of the growing dependence of their economies on China. Arvind Gupta | December 02, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Mali’s War and Algeria’s Struggle for Peace Algeria has a central role to play in the intricate web of actors and events that are shaping the western Sahel today. Princy Marin George | December 2013 | Africa Trends
Towards A Just Peace – Understanding Mali’s Multifacted Challenges The Malian security crisis is yet another manifestation of its long-entrenched problems rooted in its post-colonial reality. Melissa M. Cyrill | December 2013 | Africa Trends
