Drug trafficking has become a major source of funding for armed groups in the north east and contributes to the continuance of militancy in the region.

• Shivananda H |
• April 13, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

India’s two core national security objectives of territorial integrity and sovereignty can be better achieved through individual progress and overall societal happiness especially of its ethnic minorities.

• Namrata Goswami |
• April 11, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

India must revitalise, implement and act on infrastructure and economic development projects in the North East to build its relationship and harness the energy potential in Myanmar.

• Shruti Pandalai |
• April 11, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Since there is no evidence to suggest that the expansion of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile has degraded India’s retaliatory capability, India should retain its no-first-use doctrine.

• Reshmi Kazi |
• April 11, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Strategic Intelligence depends primarily on open source information and provides a broad net assessed picture of the security environment.

• Shivananda H |
• April 08, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Given the uncertainties and lack of consensus among SCO members, India must proceed cautiously on the issue seeking full membership.

• Meena Singh Roy |
• April 04, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

“China’s National Defense in 2010” reviews the success of the PLA modernization and informationization process while subtly indicating a shift in assessments about the international system and China’s place in it.

• Rukmani Gupta |
• April 01, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

In response to increasing North Korean hostilities, South Korea’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin unveiled a 73-point military reform measures in early March 2011

• Rajaram Panda |
• March 31, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

By establishing an organized process of selection and factoring in contingencies, King Abdullah is hoping for a smooth and orderly transition. But age and health are not on his side and the current wave of political unrest in the region has only complicated the challenges facing him.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy |
• March 28, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

China’s 12th Five Year Plan, approved by the National People’s Congress on March 14, has effectively tied up the PLA’s defence modernisation with overall national growth.

• Bijoy Das |
• March 25, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments