IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

The Half-Forgotten War in Yemen

For Yemen, known in antiquity as Arabia Felix (Happy Arabia), there is much sorrow in store as of now. The Romans used to contrast Arabia Felix with Arabia Deserta.

K. P. Fabian |
May 06, 2016 |
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India’s Submarine Modernisation Plans

India’s future submarine fleet operations are likely to involve SSKs and SSNs operating in the littoral spaces, in a strategic environment sanitized and protected by SSBNs. If New Delhi can...

Abhijit Singh |
May 05, 2016 |
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Rethinking India’s approach towards Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Ceding PoK as part of a settlement does not comport with India’s national and strategic interests, especially in terms of dealing with the challenge posed by China-Pakistan collaboration.

S. Kalyanaraman |
May 03, 2016 |
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Inserting PoK into the Kashmir Conundrum

India needs to proactively buttress its broader position by affixing/prefixing the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir to the bilateral agenda every time the issue of Kashmir comes up for discussion.

Priyanka Singh |
May 03, 2016 |
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Libya’s frustrating quest for itself

When can we expect to see Libya having a single government and starting the daunting journey towards democracy?

K. P. Fabian |
May 02, 2016 |
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The Maoist Global Web

The external linkages of the Maoists are wide, stretching from Latin America to South East Asia. These linkages have, essentially, given them visibility and propaganda, and very occasionally weapons.

P. V. Ramana |
April 29, 2016 |
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Buy (IDDM) or Buy (Indian): Horns of a Dilemma

If a product is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured, should the percentage of indigenous content in that product really matter so much?

Amit Cowshish |
April 29, 2016 |
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Strategic Partnerships: A Critical Overview of the Aatre Task Force Report

The Task Force has not extended the principle of Strategic Partnership to the whole gamut of big contracts in which the private sector is supposed to play a major role....

Laxman Kumar Behera |
April 26, 2016 |
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Social Media and the Encryption Challenge

The need of the moment is an encryption policy that does not come in the way of innovation but at the same time reduces undue opportunities for criminal and terrorist...

Arul R |
April 22, 2016 |
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China Remains a Proliferation Concern in the Indian Subcontinent

China’s continuing complicity in nuclear proliferation networks would weaken the global nuclear security regime. Hence, China must cooperate with the international community for reinvesting the benefits achieved by the Nuclear...

Reshmi Kazi |
April 22, 2016 |
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Satellite for SAARC: Pakistan’s Missed Opportunity

SAARC satellite was an opportunity for Pakistan to display its enthusiasm for space cooperation with India, but its strategic calculations appear to have ‘jammed’ its vision.

Ajey Lele |
April 19, 2016 |
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Continued Israeli Settlement Policy in the Occupied Territories

Settler entrenchment has reached a point where no peaceful assimilation of the entire West Bank into a compact territory of a future Palestine state and a harmonious division of Jerusalem...

Gautam Sen |
April 19, 2016 |
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Transfer of Defence Technology: A Critical Analysis

‘Transfer of Technology’ does not magically elevate defence production capabilities to cutting-edge levels and help attain future self-reliance because technology sellers employ restrictive trade practices to prevent such an eventuality.

Kevin A. Desouza |
April 12, 2016 |
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Discontinuance of National Five Year Plans – Time to Revaluate Defence Planning

Defence planning has had a troubled history since its inception, in spite of several experiments with the structures and processes of planning. It will, therefore, be in the fitness of...

Amit Cowshish |
April 11, 2016 |
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Modi’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

Despite political differences over regional issues, India and Saudi Arabia are intensifying cooperation on issues of mutual interest such as terrorism, piracy, security cooperation, and intelligence sharing.

Palestine and US Presidential Candidates

None of the candidates from either major party has articulated a clear and unconditionally supportive long-term view in favour of the Palestinian cause.

Gautam Sen |
April 05, 2016 |
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What the Standing Committee on Defence can do to improve the state of defence preparedness

Rather than continuing to harp on issues like inadequacy of defence outlays, the committee could actually bring about a tangible improvement in the state of defence preparedness by focusing on...

Amit Cowshish |
April 04, 2016 |
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Moving Cyber from the Orbit to the Nucleus of the Nuclear Security Summit

Along with physical and system operational security at nuclear power plants, cybersecurity of electronic assets and computer/ICS networks have also become a major concern.

Munish Sharma |
March 30, 2016 |
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Defence Procurement Procedure 2016: Rebooting Defence Production and Procurement

The best of policies and procedures can come to naught because of indecisiveness in decision-making. There is little in DPP 2016 that addresses the problems which beset decision-making in the...

Amit Cowshish |
March 30, 2016 |
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China’s First Anti-Terrorism Law: An Analysis

The problem lies not just with the anti-terrorism law’s tough provisions but also the manner of its operation and its implications in terms of tightening political control.