IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

India’s ASAT Test: Joining the Arms Race in Outer Space?

An ASAT in itself is not a defensive system that could ‘safeguard’ any asset. Instead, it is an offensive system that could solely be used for retribution in response to...

A. Vinod Kumar |
March 28, 2019 |
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India at the OIC: Recognition of a Rising Global Power

The best option would be for India to continue to work with individual members of the OIC to establish friendly relations and deepen bilateral cooperation, and work to negate the...

Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Md. Muddassir Quamar |
March 25, 2019 |
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The Grandeur of GandCrab

Every time a cyber security organisation comes out with a decrypter to counter the effect of GandCrab, a brand new version of the ransomware is generated by effecting a small...

Kritika Roy |
March 22, 2019 |
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Making the offset policy work better

A dynamic offset policy has to include a mechanism for identifying the causes for likely delay or default on the part of vendors in discharging their obligation and removing the...

Amit Cowshish |
March 20, 2019 |
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Servicing Committed Liabilities: Kicking the Can down The Road Will Not Help

Shortage of funds even to service the committed liabilities raises questions about the financial affordability of the defence modernisation programme and viability of the push for ‘Make-in-India’ in defence.

Amit Cowshish |
March 14, 2019 |
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AK-203: A Boost for the Army and Make in India

That the AK-203 would be produced in India with 100 per cent indigenous content in less than three years makes it a win-win deal for the Army and the Make...

Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Laxman Kumar Behera |
March 11, 2019 |
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MBS Visit Strengthens the Indo-Saudi Strategic Partnership

The key focus areas during the visit of MBS to India were terrorism, investment, energy, skill development, security and Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia.

Lakshmi Priya |
March 05, 2019 |
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Mohammed bin Salman walks the India-Pakistan tightrope

Visiting ‘brother’ Pakistan and ‘friend’ India at a time when tensions are running high both in West Asia and South Asia, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walked the India-Pakistan...

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
February 25, 2019 |
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Why Creating an Indigenous LTE Chipset is Such a Big Deal

India, the second largest smartphone market in the world, needs to encourage and incentivise its ICT industry to not only boost ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives but also...

Ashish Chhibbar |
February 25, 2019 |
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US-Venezuela Stand-off: Impact on Global Oil Prices

With US sanctions in place on the Venezuelan oil industry, global oil prices are set to rise once again, which may have major geopolitical and geo-economic consequences.

Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Chithra Purushothaman |
February 20, 2019 |
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Consolidating India-Iran Cooperation

While Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif’s visit has created a better environment, the challenge lies in sustaining the current momentum

Nagapushpa Devendra |
February 14, 2019 |
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Defence Budget 2019-20: The Slide Continues

Defence capability building and capability sustenance have been adversely affected over the past decade because of inadequate allocations and the status quo approach of the Defence Services.

Vinay Kaushal |
February 04, 2019 |
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One Year of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement

Although the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement has been able to mainstream the Pashtun issue and has inspired popular empathy, its anti-establishment thrust has made it a soft target for the pro-establishment...

Zainab Akhter |
January 28, 2019 |
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The New Saudi Initiative of ‘Arab and African Coastal States of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden’

Facing huge political and security challenges in the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia now looks westward to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden coast for a new regional security...

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
January 15, 2019 |
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An Era of True Fakes

With increasing advances in artificial intelligence technologies and machine learning, a new era of deep fakes has emerged, which has the potential to weaken the fabric of democratic society.

Kritika Roy |
January 10, 2019 |
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Great Power Rivalry Reaches Africa

With John Bolton conceding that the US has limited resources to compete with the tens of billions of dollars that China is pouring into Africa, it is not clear how...

Anand Kumar |
January 09, 2019 |
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Turkey Treads a Fine Line in Syria

In the light of Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, Ankara has adopted a cautious approach towards the Syrian Kurds and has decided to take Moscow’s concerns into...

Md. Muddassir Quamar |
January 04, 2019 |
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Will the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration solve the crisis?

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration embodies the international community’s collective commitments to promoting cooperation on migration and solve the growing migrant crisis.

Rajeesh Kumar |
January 02, 2019 |
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US-Taliban Peace Talks and the Disquiet

Trump seems to have reconciled himself to the fact that Afghanistan may become an ‘Islamic Emirate of Taliban’ with Sharia Law being imposed with or without the consent of the...

V. Mahalingam |
January 01, 2019 |
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Bangladesh General Elections 2018: What Next for the Opposition

It remains to be seen whether AL in its third term will be able to address the issue of rampant corruption that has deeply permeated the governance structure as well...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
December 31, 2018 |
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