The Army’s Subculture in the Coming Decade The Indian Army is likely to come under assault from changes occurring within society which are predicted to speed up considerably over the coming decade. Ali Ahmed December 22, 2009 IDSA Comments
India and Japan: Strengthening Defence Co-operation There is a growth trajectory in defence cooperation between India and Japan, complemented by the burgeoning economic relationship providing robustness to the partnership. Rajaram Panda December 22, 2009 IDSA Comments
Mahindra’s Giant Leap into Defence Production: The Need for Further Policy Initiatives to Promote Private Sector While Mahindra’s foray into defence production and the acquisition of foreign companies demonstrates the private sector’s initiative, the government needs to introduce further reforms to promote the role of private companies in Indian defence industry. Laxman Kumar Behera December 22, 2009 IDSA Comments
Securing India at the Gates Instead of beefing up army/police/paramilitary forces in the towns and cities, the government needs to urgently take measures to prevent entry of the criminal and terrorist elements at or close to the border. Ramesh Phadke December 22, 2009 IDSA Comments
Twin Purpose Military Exercises of the Chinese PLA in 2009 The year 2009 has seen the Chinese PLA undertake several military exercises, drills and war games to enhance battle effectiveness as well as promote trust among neighbours. Prashant Kumar Singh December 22, 2009 IDSA Comments
Small States: Potential Maoist Strongholds From the security point of view, it might not be prudent to carve out states from Maoist affected regions without adequately preparing the administrative and security apparatus. P. V. Ramana December 17, 2009 IDSA Comments
Avoiding Time and Cost Overruns in the Construction of Rohtang Tunnel The BRO could consider constituting a high level monitoring committee both at headquarters and on site to co-ordinate with the contractor, the consultant and other agencies to sort out issues that may have the potential to cause delay. Narinder Gupta December 14, 2009 IDSA Comments
India can learn from the US experience in securing its borders India faces risks at its borders even more severe than those faced by the United States. Indian authorities would benefit by studying the US methodologies and experience and drawing appropriate lessons. Arvind Gupta December 14, 2009 IDSA Comments
Obama’s Afghan Strategy: Surge or Retreat? Obama’s signal that the United States seeks to exit in 18 months will be viewed with scepticism by fence sitters in Afghanistan who will identify the victor as the one who endures. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza December 14, 2009 IDSA Comments
AfPak : Muddled Strategies and Expectations Ideally, ISAF and NATO should concentrate on urban population centres along with the ANA, and the ANA should also deploy outside the towns and cities to dominate the hinterland and crack down on Taliban controlled areas. Harinder Singh December 11, 2009 IDSA Comments
