IDSA Comments

Building dams like the Tamanthi represent India’s attempt to enhance strategic ties with Myanmar, which is seen as India’s gateway to the ASEAN.

• Shivananda H |
• June 06, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The increasing debate after the Fukushima crisis has undermined the recent renaissance of nuclear power and is likely to usher in greater regulation and stringent safety measures, making alternative sources of energy cheaper and therefore more appealing.

• Pranamita Baruah |
• June 06, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

In a positive movement, ISAF’s peace enforcement operation over time will have to shift to peacekeeping. Thinking through the idea of UN-SAARC hybrid peacekeeping mission now could help catalyse the peace process eventually.

• Ali Ahmed |
• June 06, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

To resolve the challenge posed by the NPT criteria, the best solution would be to amend the NPT and accommodate India as a nuclear weapon state.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• June 03, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The summit ended with the hope of increased cooperation in East Asia, bolstered popular support for Sino-Japanese friendship, and set out a strategy for maintaining regional peace, stability and prosperity.

• Pranamita Baruah , Rajaram Panda |
• May 26, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

While the GSAT-8 has been successfully launched, the future of the GSLV programme continues to be under a cloud after the twin failures in 2010.

• Ajey Lele |
• May 25, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Both India and Pakistan must immediately review their security practices for the protection of vital and vulnerable national assets, which in Pakistan’s case must also include nuclear weapons.

• Ramesh Phadke |
• May 24, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The battle of numbers and figures between supporters and opponents of nuclear energy has not only been a major obstacle to a better debate about the pros and cons of nuclear energy, but it has also prevented the development of better contingency plans after Chernobyl.

• Sébastien Miraglia |
• May 24, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The Summit was part of Russia’s ongoing initiatives to play a greater role in stabilising the region before the expected withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

• Smita Purushottam |
• May 23, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The urban presence and activities of Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist], or Maoists, in short, is fast picking pace. On May 13, police arrested 10 Maoists in Pune, though they actually belonged to West Bengal. Nine of them were working as casual labourers while their leader was using the cover of a labour contractor. Four pistols and Naxalite literature running into 300 pages were recovered from their possession.

• P. V. Ramana |
• May 20, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Because an FTA would raise issues like market access, elimination of tariffs, quantitative restrictions etc., negotiations are likely to drag on for several rounds

• Rajaram Panda |
• May 20, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

If peace is to prevail in East Asia, Pyongyang must abandon its uranium enrichment programme and all aspects of its nuclear programme should be placed under international monitoring.

• Rajaram Panda |
• May 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Given lack of training, combat exposure and expertise in use of weapons, SPOs are unlikely to be effective even in the defensive line of action.

• Shivananda H |
• May 18, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The Panel has recommended genuine investigations into the alleged violations of the international humanitarian and human rights law committed by the GOSL and the LTTE.

• Gulbin Sultana |
• May 18, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Returning for a third consecutive term the Tarun Gogoi government in Assam should now confront and resolve the sensitive Internal Security Challenges from the perspective of ‘peace talks’ as against the victims’ right to justice

• Kishalay Bhattacharjee |
• May 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The Nepalese Army’s proposal on integration addresses both the Maoists’ insistence on integration of the ex-combatants and the non-Maoists’ anxiety that the army could face a professional crisis and politicisation.

• Indra Adhikari |
• May 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

China’s response to the killing of Osama bin Laden has been cautious and marked by a degree of nuance given potential changes in US ties with Pakistan and India.

• R N Das |
• May 13, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Although the causes of insurgency in the region have been primarily political, the ambiguity related to its economic potential has added fuel to the turmoil.

• Shivananda H |
• May 12, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The article fleshes out Pakistani first use options for an informed discussion on the implied nuclear threat that Pakistan sometimes resorts to.

• Ali Ahmed |
• May 12, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The sense of a liberated zone is apparent as one enters Chitrakonda, with three storey tombs painted in red with the comrades’ name and a hammer and sickle dotting the arid landscape.

• Kishalay Bhattacharjee |
• May 12, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments