IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses

India’s intelligence co-ordination and assessment apparatus at the national level and counter-terrorism policies remain mired in the days of innocence.

Gurmeet Kanwal |
May 14, 2012 |
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Indo-Pak Relations: Peace Paroxysms Strike Again

Instead of taking leave of its senses every time someone from across the border coos sweet nothings, India needs to set metrics by which to judge Pakistan and then take steps to reciprocate any positive measures from the other side.

Sushant Sareen |
May 14, 2012 |
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India and the US: Squaring the Circle on Iran

Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit.

India and the US: Squaring the Circle on Iran

Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit.

US Strategic Thinking in an Era of Energy Self Sufficiency

With the United States possibly becoming self sufficient in oil and natural gas, a profound change in its strategic thinking is bound to take place.

R. S. Kalha |
May 08, 2012 |
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Intellectual Property Rights in China

The crux of the problem in China lies in the lack of efficient enforcement of IP laws because of the disconnect between the law as it exists in theory and as it is practiced.

The Conscription of Children as Ultras in Manipur

The Government of India may perform a catalytic role to activate community-cum-family based endeavours with particular emphasis on sports-related and youth activities—areas in which the Manipuris naturally tend to excel.

Gautam Sen |
May 04, 2012 |
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Chen Guangcheng and US-China relations: An Epilogue

Chen’s departure from the US embassy in Beijing points to the unwillingness and inability of the US to bring to bear any pressure on China on human rights issues.

Rukmani Gupta |
May 03, 2012 |
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Chen Guangcheng and US-China Relations

The issue of Chen Guangcheng will require much time and many rounds of negotiations so that neither China nor the US “lose face”.

Rukmani Gupta |
May 01, 2012 |
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Nonalignment 2.0: A Realist Critique of An Establishmentarian Perspective

From a Realist perspective, the key problem with a Nehruvian/Liberal approach to foreign policy is that it misunderstands power and ignores the centrality of balance of power politics in interstate relations.