IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Fighting Falcon: The End of an Era?

Is the termination of an unprecedented 40-year production run of the F-16 an indication of the beginning of the end for this versatile combat aircraft?

Kishore Kumar Khera |
January 19, 2018 |
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Continuance of Declaration on Disturbed Area in Nagaland is a Decision based on Perception without Foresight

The declaration of the Disturbed Area provision is fundamentally at odds with the mutually accommodative integration endeavour of the Nagas with the Indian Union as envisioned in the 2015 framework...

Gautam Sen |
January 16, 2018 |
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Nigerian Air Force and COIN Operations

The Nigerian Air Force’s impending acquisition of the JF-17 is a cautionary tale of the need for armed forces everywhere to assess their respective operational environment in a realistic manner...

Kishore Kumar Khera |
January 16, 2018 |
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Compact Fusion: Are the Energy Equations About to Change?

Advanced technologies and supercomputing have accelerated the pace of research and development in the field of nuclear fusion.

Atul Pant |
January 10, 2018 |
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The India-ASEAN Partnership at 25

A stronger partnership and enhanced cooperation should be prioritised by both sides if the full potential of this engagement is to be realised.

Ashok Sajjanhar |
January 04, 2018 |
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Publication of the National Register of Citizens: a positive step, but what next

Since the deportation of illegal migrants is not feasible, the only option before the government is to let them reside in the country on humanitarian grounds but after stripping them...

Pushpita Das |
January 04, 2018 |
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Two standoffs and some nuclear lessons

The standoffs in Doklam and North Korea offer insights on how crisis stability remains subject to the complexities of deterrence, especially in theatres with multiple nuclear-armed states, and what this...

A. Vinod Kumar |
December 29, 2017 |
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Time is ripe to start bilateral talks between the US and North Korea

The time is opportune now for the international community to press for the start of bilateral discussions between the US and North Korea leading to the full participation of the...

G. Balachandran |
December 20, 2017 |
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The Contours of a Negotiated Nuclear-Missile Deal with North Korea

Removing the Kim regime’s fears about regime change and reducing the insecurity caused by North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests to the US and its allies are the essentials that...

G. Balachandran |
December 12, 2017 |
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To make Chabahar a ‘Game Changer’ Central Asian states need to be roped in

India needs to rope in one or more of the Central Asian countries, preferably Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, in the Chabahar project, to fully exploit its potential.

P. Stobdan |
December 12, 2017 |
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Why disclaiming Pakistan occupied Kashmir is not prudent

Prudent as it may have appeared to reconcile to the territorial status quo in the past, policy makers must ask themselves whether such an approach has really worked in India’s...

Priyanka Singh |
December 11, 2017 |
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The Response of CARICOM Armed Forces to Hurricane Maria

The deficiencies in planning and training of personnel for disaster relief operations as well as the capability gaps in equipment that the response to Huricane Maria highlighted need to be...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
December 06, 2017 |
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India’s ICJ Win: Triumph of Multilateral Realpolitik?

The re-election of Justice Dalveer Bhandari to the ICJ is an endorsement of the multilateral diplomacy based on realpolitik that India has been practicing in recent years.

Rajeesh Kumar |
December 06, 2017 |
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Aerial Refuelling of Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft

To truly exploit this newly tested operational capability, IAF will have to augment its fleet of in-flight refuellers and train an adequate number of aircrew, mission commanders, fighter controllers and...

Kishore Kumar Khera |
December 06, 2017 |
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Blue Flag 2017 and Beyond

The Indian Air Force’s participation in Israel’s Blue Flag 2017 multilateral exercise adds an important layer to the matrix of cooperation between India and Israel.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
December 01, 2017 |
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects and Pitfalls

For the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to succeed, China needs to engage in serious and sincere dialogue with BRI participants, ensure respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, uphold the...

Ashok Sajjanhar |
November 28, 2017 |
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US reorients policy towards Myanmar after Tillerson Visit

It may be appropriate if the US were to complement its substantial humanitarian and economic assistance by encouraging or even exerting pressure on Myanmar to implement the KAC recommendations.

Gautam Sen |
November 27, 2017 |
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Weapons are the Combat Differentiators: The BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile

“Weapons differentiate between Air Forces and Flying Clubs” is an often heard adage. Weapons capability is an integral part of an Air Power matrix. In the last three months, a...

Kishore Kumar Khera |
November 27, 2017 |
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Can renewables make India energy secure?

India should invest in creating a competitive solar module sector across the manufacturing chain, from procuring primary resources to the finished product.

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
November 22, 2017 |
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Problems of Costing in Defence Procurements

The benchmark price could be different from the initial cost estimate because, in many cases, the negotiation stage is reached several years after in-principle approval.

Amit Cowshish |
November 20, 2017 |
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