IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Need to Protect Soldiers from False FIRs

The vulnerability of soldiers to exaggerated, motivated and false FIRs is fundamentally a result of the State preferring to deal with legal issues in disturbed areas within the framework of...

Prakash Menon |
July 19, 2019 |
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Japan’s Lost Moment in Osaka

While Japan envisions its role as a leading promoter of rules-based liberal international order, the G20 tested Japan’s leadership in championing the cause of trade liberalisation and resisting protectionism.

Titli Basu |
July 12, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

No Further Increase in Defence Outlay: Need to Move On

It would be nice to see the defence ministry setting up a task force and submitting actionable recommendations which could be considered by the finance minister while deciding the defence...

Amit Cowshish |
July 10, 2019 |
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The West Asian Crisis and Oil Price Expectations

As concerns over a potential conflict in the region grow, the pressing issue of what a conflict would mean for the price of international crude oil needs to be addressed...

Indo-US Defence Partnership: Future Prospects

Given India’s evolving procurement system, efforts should be made to enhance compatibility of technology from various sources. This may require greater cooperation with the US since many of India’s suppliers...

WhatsApp: One Call away from being a spyware

The WhatsApp bug brings to light the same old dilemma between safeguarding individual privacy and enabling the state to undertake surveillance in the interest of security.

Kritika Roy |
June 03, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Power Defiance Redefined

The Arms Trade Treaty is flawed and requires strengthening. Ratified States need to take the lead in fortifying the Treaty before more member States are asked to join.

Kanica Rakhra |
May 29, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Modi’s Agenda 2.0 for the Middle East

During his first term, Modi had invested considerable political capital in cultivating critical players. The second term should enable him to reap the fruits of his political investments and elevate...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
May 24, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Design and Development of Equipment by DRDO, DPSUs and Ordnance Factories

There is a need to make it clear in the text of Paragraph 72 of DPP 2016 that no vendor other than the Development-cum-Production partner or the nominated Production Agency...

Amit Cowshish |
May 24, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

US-China Trade War and the High Technology Sector

In this era of complex interdependence, sudden disruptions in supply chains will not only hurt Chinese businesses in the US and elsewhere, but also damage the US economy as well...

Munish Sharma |
May 22, 2019 |
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Xi’s Belt-Road Initiative: Recalibration, Strategic Imperatives

While still in the evolution stage, BRI has the potential to be a game changer in China’s quest to shape a ‘Sino-Centric’ Global Order.

G.G. Dwivedi |
May 22, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Implications of the ISIS ‘province’ in Kashmir

If Baghdadi has possibly moved toward the east, then the proclamation of an Indian branch flashes a note of caution for the security and intelligence agencies.

Uddipan Mukherjee |
May 17, 2019 |
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Singapore’s Fake News Act: Lessons for India

By implementing the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (POFMA) 2019, Singapore is demonstrating resolve to fight the growing spread of false news and misinformation campaigns.

Ashish Chhibbar |
May 17, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Moving Beyond the Listing of Masood Azhar

With China now willing to discuss issues of mutual interest with India, a well-structured bilateral dialogue on regional and global terrorism may go a long way in convincing Beijing of...

Cyber Exercises and the Indian Armed Forces

A cyber exercise – whether CyberEx or its successor – needs to be developed as a platform for practitioners and thinkers to test conceptual and technical skills under near-real-world whole-of-nation...

Munish Sharma |
May 16, 2019 |
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Designating Masood Azhar at the United Nations: More than a Symbolic Diplomatic Victory

The decade-long effort to list Azhar showcases the pragmatism that marks India's multilateral diplomacy and questions the general perception that India's multilateral approach is ambivalent and inconsistent.

Rajeesh Kumar |
May 09, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

Fallibility of the Fall Clause

While the purpose of the Fall Clause, a price safety mechanism in rate contracts, is indubitable, some issues concerning its applicability and implications, both for the buyer and the seller,...

Amit Cowshish |
May 08, 2019 |
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IEDs and the Maoist insurgency

Are the Maoists focusing more on IED-based blasts and in the process minimizing their own casualties instead of attempting to win a war of attrition by inflicting tactical and psychological...

Uddipan Mukherjee |
May 07, 2019 |
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ISIS eyeing India in comeback plan

The Sri Lanka Easter bombings has allowed ISIS chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi to launch a public relations offensive and enunciate a dangerous new strategy.

Adil Rasheed |
May 06, 2019 |
IDSA Comments

China’s vulnerability to terrorism behind its support for Azhar ban

It is neither the Wuhan spirit nor India’s zero tolerance on terrorism but China’s own vulnerability to terror that caused Beijing to ultimately take on board New Delhi’s concerns on...