IDSA Comments

Modi’s Tour of Africa Revitalises Relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent tour of Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa increased to 26 the number of African countries visited by very senior leaders, thus contributing to a significant...

Ruchita Beri |
August 21, 2018 |
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The Need for a Mid-Term Review of the 13th Defence Five Year Plan

The Defence Planning Committee needs to activate its ‘Plan and Capability Development’ Sub-committee and task them to review the 13th Defence Plan in a time bound manner.

Vinay Kaushal |
August 14, 2018 |
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Pakistan Elections and India

Whenever a civilian government has attempted to improve relations with India, it has either had to backtrack on promises made or the Pakistan Army ensures that, through its actions at...

Deepak Kapoor |
August 08, 2018 |
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New Delhi’s Options Post the Publication of the NRC in Assam

The best way forward for India is to initiate talks with Bangladesh and seek a mutually acceptable political solution for the issue of illegal immigrants.

Pushpita Das |
August 02, 2018 |
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India’s Quest for Recognition

India’s quest for being recognized even as a regional power, let alone a global power, requires a balanced and simultaneous growth of its economic and military capabilities.

Deepak Kapoor |
July 25, 2018 |
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Unpacking UK Combat Air Strategy

The UK Combat Air Strategy unveiled on July 16, 2018 can actually be termed as the Combat Aircraft Industry Strategy. India, with a nearly non-existing aircraft industry, can benefit by...

Iran Sanctions: India’s Options

Given that Iran accounts for around 10 per cent of India total oil imports, the immediate factor for New Delhi will be to look at various options to deal with...

Curbing Fake News

Eradicating the fake news problem calls for a collective effort of individuals, governments, social media and content platforms, and innovative technology solutions.

Munish Sharma |
July 11, 2018 |
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Averting India’s Fall into a Geopolitical Trap

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a foreign policy course-correction after realising that the strategic tilt towards the United States has not only grossly upset India’s geopolitical image but also...

P. Stobdan |
July 06, 2018 |
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Return of the Persian Puzzle

While it is necessary to identify and shore up the convergence of interest between India and Iran, it is equally important to recognize differences and pitfalls.

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
July 05, 2018 |
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Unmanned Trans-Atlantic Journey – A New Beginning

Will the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight of a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle change the course of aviation and tilt the balance in favour of unmanned aircraft?

Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism: The “Uzbek Model”

The Uzbek approach to dealing with radicalisation and extremism has evolved from tough and uncompromising measures to a flexible and accommodative approach.

Meena Singh Roy |
June 27, 2018 |
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Whither the Indo-US Defence Partnership

India appears to be failing to consider the geopolitical and foreign policy fallouts from signing the so-called foundational military pacts with the United States.

P. Stobdan |
June 25, 2018 |
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Singapore Summit: North East Asia Set for Strategic Realignment

While the US may be able to ensure the security of its homeland, it is bound to gradually yield strategic space to China in the region. All said, prevailing alignments...

G.G. Dwivedi |
June 22, 2018 |
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US-North Korea Summit: Singapore Round Goes to Chairman Kim

The summit brought out ambiguities in America’s policy towards denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula. To translate outcomes of the summit into concrete deliverables, Trump administration would not only have to clearly...

Titli Basu |
June 19, 2018 |
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Jordan is the Pivot to Modi’s approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

An unstable Jordan will undermine India’s newly found nuanced and balanced approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and push it back to the insipid, ineffective and routine of yester years.

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
June 15, 2018 |
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Keeping India-US Defence Ties on Even Keel despite CAATSA

Mutual and shared interests between India and the US must form the basis of an enduring solution to the quandary presented by the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries through...