IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Examining the Maoist Resurgence in Andhra

The Maoists are trying to cash in on major issues like Telangana to expand their mass base in Andhra from where hail their top leadership.

Uddipan Mukherjee |
December 28, 2010 |
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ISRO cannot afford failures

ISRO needs to conduct a thorough enquiry particularly because failure in a time-tested and launch proven “stage one technology” is undesirable.

Ajey Lele |
December 28, 2010 |
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Power, Interdependence and China’s Rare Earth Moment

The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies.

Yogesh Joshi |
December 28, 2010 |
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Enclaves and Adverse Possessions: Time to deliver on the promise

With a friendly dispensation in Dhaka, it is an opportune moment for India to deliver on its promise to exchange the enclaves and surrender adverse possessions.

Pushpita Das |
December 27, 2010 |
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Japan’s Revised Defence Guidelines: Proactive Dynamism Pervades “Reluctant Realism”

Would China’s strategic error in inviting Japanese hostility place more blocks to its rise as an unchallenged regional power or would it be able to override the Japanese threat in...

Preeti Nalwa |
December 27, 2010 |
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Sino-Indian Relations

China has all along been testing the limits of India’s tolerance and restraint and has once again given the Indian foreign ministry much home work for the next few months.

Ramesh Phadke |
December 27, 2010 |
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President Medvedev’s Visit to India: Fresh Directions for Indo-Russian Partnership in the 21st Century

India and Russia should look at a hi-tech partnership for the 21st century in new areas of the civilian economy.

Smita Purushottam |
December 20, 2010 |
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The way ahead in Indo-Russian ties

Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic...

Pallavi Pal |
December 20, 2010 |
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Naoto Kan’s Remarks strain Relations with South Korea

Kan’s statement about sending the SDF to the Korean peninsula to rescue Japanese citizens and people of Japanese origin in the event of an emergency has raised the spectre of...

Rajaram Panda |
December 20, 2010 |
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China threat propels a new defence thinking in Japan

Japan’s adoption of a new defence Guidelines to secure its southern “outlaying islands” closer to China suggests major shift in Japan’s Cold War security policy.

Shamshad A. Khan |
December 20, 2010 |
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Maldives Intensifies Campaign to Tackle Climate Change

Fractious domestic politics and lack of consensus at the international level are stumbling blocks before Maldives’ campaign on climate change.

Anand Kumar |
December 20, 2010 |
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Football World Cup: Opportunities for Russia

With Russia hosting three major world sporting events in the next eight years, it is hoped that there would be a massive infusion of capital to boost the country’s infrastructure...

Rajorshi Roy |
December 15, 2010 |
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Address Sensitive Issues and Build Mutual Trust during Premier Wen’s India Visit

Primer Wen’s visit should be devoted to enhance mutual trust and confidence but this should not be done by brushing longstanding problems under the carpet.

Arvind Gupta |
December 13, 2010 |
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The advantages of ‘Cold Start Minor’

Workable options short of war, as ‘Cold Start Minor’ suggests, would serve as deterrent to informed by the logic of leaving something to chance.

Ali Ahmed |
December 13, 2010 |
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Need to secure the Lakshadweep Islands

While India is augmenting the security of the Lakshadweep islands, implementation of the coastal security scheme on the ground has been slow.

Pushpita Das |
December 13, 2010 |
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India-France Nuclear and High Technology Partnership

Instead of quibbling over non-issues like civil nuclear damage liability bill, France should make a determined effort to embrace and support India.

Rajiv Nayan |
December 10, 2010 |
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Reconciling Rhetoric and Substance in India-US Relations

A widening gap between rhetoric and reality will only lead to cynicism, and the gap can be narrowed only by establishing habits of cooperation that can withstand the vicissitudes of...

Cherian Samuel |
December 09, 2010 |
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India-China Economic Engagement: Time to insert COINs

An initiative focusing on collaboration and innovation (COIN) in energy, health, infrastructure, and knowledge-intensive industries has potential to overcome emerging fissures and enhance India-China economic relations.

Kalyan M. Kemburi |
December 09, 2010 |
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Conceptual Trap in Corruption as a Security Issue

Those studying the Naxal challenge cannot afford to ignore the fact that corruption in delivery mechanisms is one root cause of the insurgency.

P. K. Gautam |
December 08, 2010 |
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IAEA and the Nuclear Fuel Bank: Signs of Spring in a Nuclear Winter

The proposed Nuclear Fuel Bank would provide fuel to only those states that are in compliance with their international commitments, especially obligations under the NPT.

Yogesh Joshi |
December 07, 2010 |
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