A Case for Increasing FDI up to 100 per cent in India’s Defence Industry Given the sensitivity attached to defence-related FDI, each investment should be subject to wider review and impact analysis following which the FDI percentage could be determined varying between zero and 100 per cent. Laxman Kumar Behera August 09, 2011 Policy Brief
Diversion of the Brahmaputra: Myth or Reality? Lower riparian countries must develop sound strategies to bring China to the negotiating table with a view to stopping it from further damming or diverting the waters of the Brahmaputra or any other river originating in Tibet and flowing into South Asia. Hari Bansh Jha August 09, 2011 IDSA Comments
Unrest in Xinjiang It remains to be seen how far China is able to manage the challenges of providing space for religious and cultural freedom while enabling equitable economic development for all ethnic groups. Rukmani Gupta August 09, 2011 IDSA Comments
Human Trafficking: In Search of a Comprehensive Response Strategy A multilateral framework of regional cooperation, human rights based strategy, addressing the root causes and a higher priority for the issue in foreign policy are necessary to comprehensively deal with the challenge of human trafficking. Shristi Pukhrem August 05, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Bandwagoning-Balancing Game: Contradictions of the India-US Partnership In a world where US primacy will remain a distinctive feature for a considerable time to come, India will require American global leadership to realise its own national interests. Yogesh Joshi August 05, 2011 IDSA Comments
India-RoK Ties in the Wake of President Patil’s Visit The significance of the India-RoK nuclear deal lies in the fact that it allows India to tap into ROK’s nuclear expertise and it takes the pressure off the India-Japan nuclear deal. Rajaram Panda August 04, 2011 IDSA Comments
Breivik’s Interest in Anthrax and Religious Extremism The history of the use of biological agents by non-state actors indicates that radical groups, religious fanatics and even disgruntled scientists have engaged in bioterrorism Ajey Lele , Gunjan Singh August 02, 2011 IDSA Comments
Increasing Normalisation of the Turkish State With the resignation of the service chiefs and Erdo?an’s consolidation of control, Turkey has taken a huge step towards political normalization and consolidating its democracy. Rumel Dahiya August 01, 2011 IDSA Comments
PLA’s Influence in Foreign Policy Making in China and Implications for India Given the growing international dimensions of the three areas assigned to the PLA in the White Paper, especially the increasing linkage between the country’s national security needs and foreign policy goals, the leadership in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has rightly entrusted the country’s defence establishment with the task of conducting its own ‘diplomacy’ under a ‘new security concept’. DS Rajan July 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
The Indian Navy Chief’s Visit and Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation Given the legacy of defence cooperation and ongoing projects, Russia will remain for the foreseeable future India’s major defence partner. Amit Kumar July 29, 2011 IDSA Comments
