IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Civil-Military relations: Under scan

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...

Ali Ahmed |
July 14, 2010 |
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With Reference to the Context: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and the India-Pakistan Dialogue

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...

Arpita Anant |
July 14, 2010 |
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Synergisation for Future Wars

It is essential to have an army which is capable of responding to conventional as well as sub-conventional warfare requirements with bare minimum turbulence while switching roles from one form...

K C Dixit |
July 13, 2010 |
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A Year since Xinjiang Riots: Are the faultlines manageable?

Nationalistic imaging of the People’s Republic based on the Han identity could be the biggest obstacle to the pluralist solution that the contemporary situation in Xinjiang requires.

Avinash Godbole |
July 09, 2010 |
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Jammu and Kashmir: Governance is the key

The survey in J&K and ‘Azad Kashmir’ indicates that people consider unemployment as a major problem, followed by corruption, poor economic development and human rights abuses.

Stridency to Flippancy: Diplomatic wrangle over North Korea at G-8 and G-20

The issue at stake is the US upholding and expanding its role as the key shaper of geopolitics in Northeast Asia, and China unwilling to be sidelined by the United...

Preeti Nalwa |
July 07, 2010 |
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AFSPA: A Soldier’s Perspective

An absence of legal statutes in the insurgency affected areas would adversely affect the utility and efficacy of the security capacity of the state.

Harinder Singh |
July 06, 2010 |
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An additional dish for the India-Pakistan platter

A strategic dialogue mechanism with Pakistan at the level of NSAs, assisted by representatives of the national security establishment including the military on both sides, needs to be initiated to...

Ali Ahmed |
July 05, 2010 |
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The Unconventional Prime Minister: An Assessment of Kevin Rudd

While there is no denying the fact that Rudd’s ideas on foreign policy were well-intentioned, one cannot possibly overlook the fact that it all fell apart in the course of...

Rahul Mishra |
July 02, 2010 |
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DPJ likely to struggle to retain control over the Upper House

That the Futenma issue is still a sore subject for the ruling DPJ-led government is reflected in the fact that it has decided not to field a candidate in Okinawa...

Pranamita Baruah |
July 02, 2010 |
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An Overview of South Korean politics

While the effect of regionalism has begun to wane, the propensity of youth to vote against specific issues that they deem not beneficial is likely to be the dominant cleavage...

Mohsin Dingankar |
July 01, 2010 |
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India’s strategic advantage over China in Africa

Focusing on specific sectors, beyond the options much in vogue with offensive emulationists or passive singularists, will help India to clarify its priorities, optimize its policy-making process and infuse its...

Constantino Xavier |
June 30, 2010 |
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India-Pakistan Relations: Need to proceed with caution

Because the Pakistan Army appears to be gearing itself up for large-scale counter-terrorism operations in Punjab and parts of Sindh, India is being engaged diplomatically even as attempts are afoot...

P. K. Upadhyay |
June 30, 2010 |
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Indo Pak Rapprochement: Unexplored Option of Military to Military Engagement

A military to military engagement between India and Pakistan could help pave the way for greater understanding and opening up in the troubled relationship.

Krishna’s visit to Republic of Korea: Reaping the Dividends

The sculpting of a strategic partnership and inking of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement show that South Korea is keen to engage India on matters where their mutual interests converge.

Rajaram Panda |
June 25, 2010 |
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Always in the Line of Fire

There are no shortcuts to overcoming the grave Naxal threat to our democratic way of life. Broadening the mandate by handing over the problem to the army is neither fair...

Bhopal is also about security

Spilling of gas from a chemical factory can happen either because of accidental release or sabotage. In this era of terrorism such threats need to be reviewed on a much...

Ajey Lele |
June 21, 2010 |
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A China-North Korea-Myanmar “Axis” in the making?

Tacit Chinese endorsement of the policies pursued by North Korea and Myanmar has emboldened them to persist with policies that are detrimental for peace and stability in the region.

Rajaram Panda |
June 17, 2010 |
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Nuclear Disarmament versus Nuclear Revolution: Options for India

As long as nuclear weapons determine a nation’s power and capability, India must have no hesitation in strengthening its nuclear capability and learn to ‘live with the bomb’.

S Sasikumar |
June 15, 2010 |
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Manipur Blockade: A Tale of Vested Political Interests and Exclusivist Narratives

Only social cohesion and determination by local communities to bring about peace can realistically tide over vested political interests and narrow destructive narratives that seem to be informing the present...

Namrata Goswami |
June 10, 2010 |
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