Obama’s visit strengthens the hands of President U Thein Sein and has raised expectation that it would encourage the Myanmar government to address the democratisation and ethnic challenges.

• Udai Bhanu Singh |
• November 29, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

While India has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for securing the country’s coasts, there is still a great deal to be done in terms of addressing issues relating to perceptions, resources as well as organisational management to ensure effective coastal security.

• Pushpita Das |
• November 26, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

Both sides appear to have wisely avoided a gruelling battle of attrition by opting for a tactical truce - not seemingly on account of a preference for peace but because of a pragmatic recognition of the futility of further conflict.

• Abhijit Singh |
• November 26, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

Coincidentally or not, China’s maritime disputes with its neighbours in the littoral have been gaining global attention ever since Obama’s announcement in January 2012 of his country’s “pivot” strategy in the Asia-Pacific.

• Sarosh Bana |
• November 26, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

By first crossing the McMahon Line and then retreating north beyond the McMahon Line on the conclusion of hostilities, the Chinese only served to further reinforce the validity of the McMahon Line as the international frontier.

• R. S. Kalha |
• November 21, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

The most interesting aspect of India and Japan coming together is that they are also proposing to engage with other states where REEs are available for excavation.

• Ajey Lele |
• November 20, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

With reports noting that the Israeli government had authorised the mobilisation of close to 75,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion, international attention is currently focussed on preventing this possibility

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
• November 20, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

While the United States stands committed to Israel, though in a much muted tone, there has been outrage in the region, particularly from Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia as well as the Arab League.

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• November 19, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

India has much to learn from China with regard to using space as an ‘instrument of influence’ and also needs to expand the global footprint of its expertise.

• Ajey Lele |
• November 16, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

To avoid further deterioration in the bilateral relationship, both Japan and China need to now abandon their hard-line stance and stop escalating nationalistic sentiments among their people.

• Pranamita Baruah |
• November 14, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments