IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Calibrated Responses: The Way Forward for Defeating Proxy War

Through a pragmatic strategy coupled with national will, India should undertake calibrated responses to defeat Pakistan’s proxy war game plan with a view to making its misadventures prohibitively costly and...

G.G. Dwivedi |
September 23, 2016 |
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Air Arms: Inefficient Duplication of Effort

For Trinidad and Tobago, having two Air Arms has led to duplication of effort that has rendered existing assets less effective than they otherwise might have been. A faulty procurement...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
September 21, 2016 |
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Can Prachanda use his India visit to resolve the Madhes issue at home?

Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal has a whole pile of problems lying unsolved at home. And he has only nine months, as set by his coalition partners, to deliver on...

Umesh K. Bhattarai |
September 16, 2016 |
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An Assessment of President Obama’s Foreign Policy

If the history of the world is the world’s court of justice, history will rate Obama, the 44th President of the United States, among the top ten of the holders...

K. P. Fabian |
September 08, 2016 |
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The Draft Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act 2016: A Review

While the need for re-evaluating internal security holistically is undeniable, it may be appropriate to deal with this matter in the national context.

Gautam Sen |
September 07, 2016 |
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Latin America Post the Impeachment of Dilma Rouseff

The salience of the impact of the Rouseff-related developments lie in the fact that there is a degree of similarity in the economic policies of the erstwhile Rouseff Government and...

Gautam Sen |
September 06, 2016 |
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Ethnicity and Security Forces in Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago

The perception of discrimination and the attendant reluctance of Indo-Trinidadians and Indo-Guyanese to enlist in proportionate numbers gives rise to a circle of claims of discrimination that never augur well...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
September 05, 2016 |
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Bringing India-Nepal ties back on track

The Prachanda regime’s success in bringing India-Nepal ties back on track will greatly depend on his domestic performance; that is where the goodwill which can give him political heft lies.

Rajesh Singh |
September 05, 2016 |
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Visit of Myanmar President Upgrades Bilateral Ties

The message President Kyaw took back from New Delhi is that India stands ready to support Myanmar in every possible way on its march to security, reconciliation and prosperity.

Ashok Sajjanhar |
September 02, 2016 |
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Turkmenistan needs to revisit its gas policy

TAPI has the potential to be a game changer for Turkmenistan. To boost confidence among potential investors, Turkmenistan needs to adopt best global practices in its gas sector.

Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni |
September 02, 2016 |
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Naga ‘Framework Agreement’ and Its Aftermath

Differing perceptions among the various stakeholders has emerged because the contents of the framework agreement are not in the public domain.

Pradeep Singh Chhonkar |
September 01, 2016 |
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Revival of the Russian Military: An Assessment

Russia’s military intervention in Syria – its first beyond its immediate neighbourhood since the end of the Cold War – highlights the significant transformation that its armed forces have gone...

Rajorshi Roy |
August 31, 2016 |
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Argentina’s Military Decline

While the Argentinian military’s desperate state of affairs can be partly blamed on the country’s economic woes, a substantial portion of the blame must fall on the somewhat tense relationship...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
August 30, 2016 |
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Rebuilding the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard

A scramble for assets between the years 2013 and 2015 culminated in the procurement of a fleet of vessels that have restored a degree of capability and viability to the...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
August 26, 2016 |
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NSG and China’s Grand Strategic Flip-flops: Some Plausible Explanations

Given that the NSG may not be able to withhold the India membership question for long, in spite of China’s inconsistent positions, it would be unwise on India’s part to...

A. Vinod Kumar |
August 24, 2016 |
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Japan’s Defence White Paper 2016: An Overview

Furthering the premise of an increasingly severe security environment, Japan’s latest defence white paper has accorded relatively more space to its ‘strong concerns’ over China’s ‘active maritime expansion’ as well...

Titli Basu |
August 22, 2016 |
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South Korean Arms Exports to Latin America

ROK is employing an effective combination of gifting equipment combined with joint ventures with local industry, which has the dual effect of increasing exports and forging partnerships with domestic industries...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
August 19, 2016 |
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Why India’s South China Sea Stand Matters

Regardless of the concessions Beijing is willing to offer on the NSG and bilateral issues, New Delhi has reason to continue viewing China’s maritime manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean Region...

Abhijit Singh |
August 19, 2016 |
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Whither Turkey?

Turkey is going where President Erdogan wants to take it to, as those who do not agree with him are too intimidated to stand in his way.

K. P. Fabian |
August 17, 2016 |
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Erdoğan’s Visit to St. Petersburg: A Measured Russia-Turkey Rapprochement

While a Russia-Turkey rapprochement is driven by their particular national interests, its trajectory and outcome are likely to be shaped by the interplay of several geo-economic and geo-political factors.

Rajorshi Roy |
August 16, 2016 |
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