Junior Military Leadership in the PLA Today Apparently, serving the PLA is no longer a very attractive option and there seem to be issues of lack of motivation among the new recruits to make the supreme sacrifice. Mandip Singh March 12, 2013 IDSA Comments
The Iran-Pakistan Pipeline: Pressler 2.0? The Pakistanis are playing a high-stakes gamble, one in which they think the odds are stacked in their favour in a way that while they stand to gain a lot even if things don’t quite work in the way they imagine they won’t end up losing too much. Sushant Sareen March 12, 2013 IDSA Comments
The Sri Lanka File at the UNHRC: Need for India to Adopt a Balanced and Firm Approach It will be in keeping with the normative principles of India’s foreign policy to support a resolution that does not undermine Sri Lanka’s sovereignty but stipulates a time-bound and monitorable implementation by the SLG as well as UNHRC of remedial measures in accordance with the LLRC recommendations. Gautam Sen March 12, 2013 IDSA Comments
India’s Two Years at the Horse-Shoe Table Though its goal of securing a permanent seat in the Council during the 2011-12 term was ambitious, the efforts that it put in over the last two years were steered in that direction and have yielded favourable results. Saurabh Mishra , Keerthi Sampath Kumar March 08, 2013 Issue Brief
Addressing Pakistan’s Atomisation Nuclear force development is at present an attractive means for Pakistan to attract international political and financial assistance, while salving the paranoias of its security establishment. Improvement in the state-society relationship could reduce the domestic appeal of endless nuclear expansion as other, more sustainable, resources become available to the state for building economic growth and security. Yogesh Joshi , Frank O’Donnell March 08, 2013 Issue Brief
A Message from the Defence Budget 2013-14 In its most candid form, the fundamental message is that the growth in the allocation for defence, as indeed for other sectors, may not always be consistent with the past trend or as per the long-term growth rates indicated by the Ministry of Finance. Amit Cowshish March 08, 2013 IDSA Comments
Political Turbulence in Bangladesh Fails to Dampen the Indian President’s Visit Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bangladesh has made clear that the security situation in that country is under control and it is the BNP that has to overcome its mental block to make a new beginning. Anand Kumar March 08, 2013 IDSA Comments
Iran-Egypt Rapprochement: Compulsions and Realities Along the short recent journey in discovery of friendly relations, Iran and Egypt have hit roadblocks that are not only ideological in nature but also illustrate their individual compulsions, conflicting national interests and complex regional dynamics. Rajeev Agarwal March 08, 2013 IDSA Comments
BRICS Development Bank: Figuring out the Durban Bid If the BRICS Development Bank comes up, it will not only be a big moment for BRICS itself, but also for the global financial structure where the role, stake and space of the developing world will grow massively. Jagannath P. Panda March 08, 2013 IDSA Comments
Successful PSLV-C20/SARAL Mission: India’s French “Space” Connect For almost the last 50 years, space collaboration has significantly remained intact between France and India. They have worked together on a range of issues from satellite applications, developing small satellites to earth system science and weather satellites. Ajey Lele March 07, 2013 IDSA Comments