Humanitarian Diplomacy & Failed States: Case Study of the WFP Operations in Somalia Most aid groups have pulled out of Somalia because of the continuing dangers. Yet, the World Food Program (WFP) continues to operate in the region, and has been doing so for the past two decades. Mayank Bubna | May 7, 2010 | Issue Brief
China to Supply Two Nuclear Reactors to Pakistan: How will China Convince the NSG? The first step for China to formalise the deal is to inform the NSG member countries of its plans to export two reactors to Pakistan or seek relaxation for the future supply of reactors. Ch. Viyyanna Sastry | May 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Food for Thought: Optimising Defence Spending While India’s latest defence budget has no doubt catered for a sizeable capital component, it may be prudent to reduce costs by switching to more affordable programmes. Ramesh Phadke | May 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
SAARC at 25: Time to Reflect Instead of taking up new areas in its summit declarations, SAARC should focus on trade, connectivity and security and the need to develop a regional identity. Only a regional identity will generate a regional approach. Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The message from mock battles Even though the respective military exercise held by Pakistan and India are about handling of respective offensive reserves, the message that emerges is that their employment is best avoided. Ali Ahmed | May 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Anti-Naxal Operations: Employment of Armed Forces Whereas employing Armed Forces may appear to be an attractive idea to control the naxal menace, the adverse effects of their long term commitment, particularly of the Army, need to be understood. Rumel Dahiya | May 04, 2010 | Issue Brief
Advantages of including Munitions Items in the SCOMET List Unless the SCOMET list includes munitions items, and is harmonised with the Wassanaar Agreement list, India will be unable to get the full benefits of international commerce in defence goods. G. Balachandran | May 04, 2010 | Policy Brief
Iran and the NPT RevCon 2010 While the United States charges Iran of being in non-compliance with its NPT obligations, Iran points out that the United States and other NPT nuclear weapon states are in non-compliance of Articles IV and VI, among other provisions. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | May 04, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Maoists in Delhi: Is the Police Prepared? The Maoists have formed a State Committee comprising six members to spearhead the movement in Delhi, and it has been in operation at least for the past four to five years. P. V. Ramana | May 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
A Salami Slicing Solution Under the deal that was worked out in the back channel, the LoC would have remained a de facto and not a de jure border, something that would keep alive Pakistan's irredentist claims over Jammu and Kashmir. Sushant Sareen | May 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
