The Cheonan incident came at a very inopportune time for North Korea, irrespective of the fact whether Pyongyang had any hand in it or not.

• Rajaram Panda |
• May 11, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Nagas and Meiteis need to practice reciprocal restraint, generate new inclusive political narratives that focus on common values and ties, and establish a reconciliation forum to promote harmony.

• Namrata Goswami |
• May 11, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The hard lesson of Chintalnar is that the police are simply not investing enough in their frontline leadership and training to tackle the situation. Even when attempts have been made to bring in competence, the efforts to acquire required counterinsurgency skills have been marginal.

• Harinder Singh |
• May 10, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The first step for China to formalise the deal is to inform the NSG member countries of its plans to export two reactors to Pakistan or seek relaxation for the future supply of reactors.

• Ch. Viyyanna Sastry |
• May 07, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

While India’s latest defence budget has no doubt catered for a sizeable capital component, it may be prudent to reduce costs by switching to more affordable programmes.

• Ramesh Phadke |
• May 07, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Instead of taking up new areas in its summit declarations, SAARC should focus on trade, connectivity and security and the need to develop a regional identity. Only a regional identity will generate a regional approach.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik |
• May 07, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Even though the respective military exercise held by Pakistan and India are about handling of respective offensive reserves, the message that emerges is that their employment is best avoided.

• Ali Ahmed |
• May 07, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

While the United States charges Iran of being in non-compliance with its NPT obligations, Iran points out that the United States and other NPT nuclear weapon states are in non-compliance of Articles IV and VI, among other provisions.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
• May 04, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Maoists have formed a State Committee comprising six members to spearhead the movement in Delhi, and it has been in operation at least for the past four to five years.

• P. V. Ramana |
• May 03, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Under the deal that was worked out in the back channel, the LoC would have remained a de facto and not a de jure border, something that would keep alive Pakistan's irredentist claims over Jammu and Kashmir.

• Sushant Sareen |
• May 03, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments