New Vocabulary and Imagery While explicit political control cannot be questioned, it is critical to involve the military as equal partners in the overall decision making process so as to leverage their knowledge, operational experience and unmatched organisational capacities for the well being of the state. Harinder Singh August 03, 2010 IDSA Comments
The Soft Coup in Pakistan India has to prepare itself for the consequences of an unstable Pakistan headed by a weak civilian government, effectively controlled by the army. Ashok K. Behuria , Shamshad A. Khan August 03, 2010 IDSA Comments
Beyond the Summitry: David Cameron in India What is new for the observers of British foreign policy after the new coalition government came into power, is the endeavour to reposition Britain in a fast-changing global scenario Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay August 03, 2010 IDSA Comments
Julia Gillard’s Political Moves To distance herself from the adverse fallout of the unpopular policy decisions taken by Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard has decided to seek a fresh mandate from the electorate. Rahul Mishra July 29, 2010 IDSA Comments
Priyanjali Malik, India’s Nuclear Debate: Exceptionalism and the Bomb Priyanjali Malik’s book titled ‘India’s Nuclear Debate: Exceptionalism and the Bomb’, attempts to examine the public debate which took place among the Indian elite as well as the middle class on India’s nuclear policy. It explains why international pressure on India to sign Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) was viewed by ‘attentive India’ as not only a security threat but also infringement on India’s sovereignty. According to the Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav July 2010 Journal of Defence Studies
India-Pakistan Talks-Need for a Grand Negotiating Strategy India should now focus on handling internal differences, balancing issues across sectors and forging a domestic consensus in order to enhance its negotiating posture vis-a-vis Pakistan Medha Bisht July 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
Maldives: Beleaguered Democracy Multi-party democracy in Maldives is facing a major crisis in the wake of a bitter political struggle between the president and the opposition-dominated national parliament. Anand Kumar July 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
Striking Balance among Diverse Oversight Concerns in Defence Acquisition Transparency in public procurement bears an immediate cost both for government and bidders. However, it is a key element to support fundamental principles of the public procurement system, especially competition and integrity. The drive for transparency must therefore be tempered by making transparent what sufficiently enables corruption control. If the level of transparency is adequately defined, the benefits will outweigh the cost, especially when comparing the initial cost of transparency with the potential negative consequences of corruption. K Subramaniam July 2010 Journal of Defence Studies
Searching for Options In the aftermath of the disastrous meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan, there is an all-pervasive air of despondency if not frustration as India seems to be running out of options. Ramesh Phadke July 23, 2010 IDSA Comments
UNSC statement on “Cheonan”: Sino-US compromise or limits of diplomacy The UNSC statement is more a testimony to Sino-US compromise arrived at after nearly a month and half of negotiations rather than being a “diplomatic victory” as has been hailed by North Korea. Preeti Nalwa July 23, 2010 IDSA Comments
