IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Applicability of CVC Guidelines to Defence Procurement

Given that the Department of Expenditure will henceforth be the nodal department for issuing procurement related instructions in future, the Ministry of Defence must institute a system to promptly incorporate...

Amit Cowshish |
August 29, 2022 |
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India–Namibia Relations Get a Boost

The Namibian Foreign Minister’s visit to India saw the signing of a critical wildlife pact relating to relocation of African Cheetahs, and provided a boost to bilateral ties.

Bulbul Prakash |
August 22, 2022 |
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Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment

The success of the co-development-cum-production push in Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 would depend on the commercial viability of the co-developed product, apart from overcoming a host of conceptual and procedural...

Amit Cowshish |
August 17, 2022 |
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Facial Recognition Technology and Counter-Terror Operations

The challenges associated with facial recognition technology (FRT) need to be studied in detail before deploying them in counter-insurgency/counter-terror operations.

Akshat Upadhyay |
August 05, 2022 |
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Budgetary Reforms: The Forgotten Agenda

Micro and macro-level budgetary reforms are required to ensure optimum utilisation of the allocated resources for executing financially viable plans.

Amit Cowshish |
August 02, 2022 |
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Iran Delinks Regional and Nuclear Diplomacy

Iran is focussing its diplomatic energies on advancing its ‘neighbourhood policy’ and long-term cooperation with China and Russia.

Deepika Saraswat |
July 29, 2022 |
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National Hospital Ship and India’s Maritime Security Strategy

Hospital ships play a critical role in supplementing a navy’s combat potential and enhance its soft power capability.

R. Vignesh |
July 29, 2022 |
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Political Impasse in Lebanon

Lebanon is yet to witness the formation of a new stable government, two months after parliamentary elections.

Jatin Kumar |
July 18, 2022 |
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Role of Women in Terrorism in Africa

Women play active roles in sustaining and facilitating extremist activities on the African continent.

Digital Vaccines: Web 3.0 Solutions for Chronic Diseases

The opportunities for digital vaccines as tools to address modern-day chronic health problems are immense.

Krutika Patil |
June 30, 2022 |
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Withdrawal of French Troops from Mali

The French withdrawal from Mali exacerbates the regional security situation.

Sindhu Dinesh |
June 24, 2022 |
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Quad’s Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative Needs Time to Deliver

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.

Quad and Cybersecurity

The Quad has cautiously carved out a practical and cooperative agenda on issues of cybersecurity.

Krutika Patil |
June 22, 2022 |
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India–Russia Energy Cooperation in Russian Far East

The exit of Western oil companies from energy projects in the Russian Far East provides opportunities for India to enhance its stakes in these projects.

Bipandeep Sharma |
June 21, 2022 |
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Agnipath: Addressing the Manpower Challenges of the Indian Armed Forces

The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges.

Security and Foreign Policy Priorities of Australia’s New Labor Party Government

The new Labor Party government in Australia is likely to show continuity on AUKUS and Quad initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, while policy approaches on Pacific Islands and China, as also...

R.P. Singh |
June 15, 2022 |
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China’s Response to Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Beijing’s pushback against the Washington-backed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is likely to result in an intense regional geo-economic competition.

Mayuri Banerjee |
June 15, 2022 |
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Decoding Turkey’s Foreign Policy Recalibration in West Asia

The change in Turkey’s foreign policy approach in West Asia underlines a desire on part of Ankara to eschew confrontationist politics.

Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament Decision and Security Assurances

Ukraine’s security predicament in the face of the Russian military onslaught brings into focus the vacuity of big power security assurances in the absence of legally binding security guarantees and...

Mukesh Kumar |
June 10, 2022 |
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India–Bhutan Hydropower Cooperation and Bhutanese Economy

Hydropower cooperation between India and Bhutan should not only help achieve the larger aspirations of the Bhutanese people for peace, prosperity and happiness but also further strengthen bilateral bonds.

Opangmeren Jamir |
May 26, 2022 |
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