Military Deployment in Afghanistan is not in India’s National Interests India, as a responsible regional power, should steer Afghanistan towards political stability, security through an inclusive government, economic growth, reconstruction and regional integration, which is what that country needs the most. Amar Ramdasani | February 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Role of the Services in Capital Acquisition The systems and procedures for capital acquisitions, introduced by the MoD in 2001-02, provide a decisive, if not the final, say to the Services, including the Indian Coast Guard. Amit Cowshish | February 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Impressions on China’s Second Missile Interceptor Test The second Chinese BMD test has a message for India: propel the development of long-range (exo-atmospheric) interception capabilities to mitigate the possibility of further asymmetry on strategic forces. A. Vinod Kumar | February 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Countering Urban Terrorism in India The key to success in fighting urban terrorism lies in obtaining accurate intelligence about impending attacks and the neutralisation of the terrorists before they can launch their planned attacks. N. Manoharan | February 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Trends in Green House Gas Emissions of the USA The current decline in US emissions should not make us forget about climate change; a renewed push is necessary to discuss actions and policies that mitigate the complex issue of climate change. P. K. Gautam | February 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Aftermath of Salman Khurshid’s Visit to Bangladesh: A Role for West Bengal Too India should grasp the opportunities which are discernible in the political horizon in Bangladesh and deepen relations through engagement at the track two tier involving India’s political parties as well as by involving West Bengal as a major partner. Gautam Sen | February 20, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Why underground nuclear tests can no longer be peaceful Although PNEs were surrounded by ambiguity of intent from the very onset, retroactive measures after May 1974 have ensured that an underground nuclear test could be ‘peaceful’ only when conducted by or with the assistance of the superpowers. Jayita Sarkar | February 20, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Creating a Diplomatic Security Force: The need to go beyond cosmetic exercises The government should instead aim to create a single Security Group consisting of a training establishment specializing in security issues and a number of units to meet different areas of security as per the requirement. V. Mahalingam | February 18, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Maoist’s New Political Line and Challenges The Prachanda faction has made an ideological shift from being a revolutionary outfit to a parliamentary party with emphasis on republicanism, and has signalled its friendly posture towards India by discarding the previously ritualistic reference to India as an enemy. Nihar R. Nayak | February 18, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Support for Security-Related Expenditure of State Governments through Central Finance Commission The state governments may consider projecting their claims before the FFC for a Central devolution to fund their SRE expenditure, and the FFC should respond favourably and institutionalise this process. Gautam Sen | February 18, 2013 | IDSA Comments
