IDSA Comments

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

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

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

Recent arrests prove the close relationship between Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and extremist groups that have vowed to turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state.

• Anand Kumar |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Modern democracies are much more than about simply throwing the rule book at their militaries. Armed forces expressing their views on grave issues of security should be taken in the right spirit.

• Ajey Lele |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

While the economies of China and Taiwan are getting integrated and there has been increasing contact between the people across the strait, the two sides are maintaining a studied silence on unification.

• R N Das |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The current discourse which is mostly about the role or the absence of such a role for the military in decision making misses out on key currents and issues like overcoming the massive import syndrome and sustaining the positive image of the soldier in society.

• P. K. Gautam |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Seen from this part of the globe, it is indeed relevant to have a preliminary analysis of the EU-India strategic partnership after the EEAS has formally come into existence.

• Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The ongoing Indo-US partnership talks are interesting considering the international systemic developments, and seen from the outside is an odd development happening at the heart of rising powers in global politics.

• Mehmet Ozkan |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

There is no denying that Myanmar has an ongoing nuclear research programme but whether it has the intention of developing nuclear weapons remains unclear.

• Rajesh Kapoor |
• July 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Like NAM, neither the IBSA nor any other forum will be permanent or best, though they are just one step in hopefully a direction to find a better and just global political order.

• Mehmet Ozkan |
• July 19, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Since the US and its allies have no additional troops to contribute for the fight against the radical extremist forces in Afghanistan, the net must be enlarged to include military contributions from Afghanistan’s regional neighbours, perhaps under a UN flag.

• Gurmeet Kanwal |
• July 19, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

India should try and broaden its engagement with all sections of Pakistani society which is getting differentiated due to the simultaneous multiple crises in that country.

• Arvind Gupta |
• July 19, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

While Saudi Arabia intends to increase its regional role and influence, the US would like to ensure that its interests in West Asia are protected with the help of friends like Saudi Arabia.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
• July 16, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The PSVLC15 launch has enhanced India’s capability in the field of cartography and space reconnaissance and demonstrated its capabilities in the small satellites market.

• Ajey Lele |
• July 16, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

In a strong rebuke to the Kan government, voters deprived the DPJ and its tiny ally of a majority less than a year after the party swept to power.

• Rajaram Panda |
• July 16, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

During application of prescribed procedures, many contradictions and ambiguities crop up, resulting in delays in decision making and, in some cases, to even faulty decisions.

• Narinder Gupta |
• July 16, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The India-Pakistan dialogue could be restructured in a way that allows them to engage each other in a formal but unstructured strategic political dialogue which focuses beyond immediate disputes and problems.

• Sushant Sareen |
• July 15, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

In the wake of Director General IDSA’s initiation of a debate on civil-military relations through his piece in the Indian Express of 9 July 2010, this Comment outlines the two major positions in the debate.

• Ali Ahmed |
• July 14, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

A survey of media reports in newspapers based in Jammu and Kashmir for 2010 reveals that although violence levels are down there are multiple levels at which militancy affects the state.

• Arpita Anant |
• July 14, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments