IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Trends and Prospects for Cooperation with the Middle East

It is too early for India to get involved in any regional security arrangement as it would have to answer two basic questions; security for whom? And against whom? Most...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
January 21, 2016 |
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New Defence Procurement Procedure: A Stimulating Preview

The Defence Acquisition Council has decided to introduce a new category of Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured equipment. This will be the most preferred category, ahead of ‘Buy (Indian)’, which...

Amit Cowshish |
January 20, 2016 |
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Re-engaging with Pakistan

Resuming talks with Pakistan sooner rather than later is important. These should now be part of a sustained effort of diplomatic outreach towards Pakistan rather than an on-and-off affair.

Sumita Kumar |
January 19, 2016 |
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Iran sans Sanctions

The lifting of sanctions against Iran relating to its nuclear activities marks an important turning point for Iran, the region, the United States, and the rest of the world.

K. P. Fabian |
January 18, 2016 |
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Will Diamer Bhasha Dam get a share in the CPEC Pie?

While China’s initial reluctance was attributed to the sheer scale of the project, costing tens of billions of dollars, in the changed CPEC-helmed geo-economic-strategic context, its re-calculations cannot be ruled...

Priyanka Singh |
January 18, 2016 |
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What does lower oil prices mean for India?

The longer the price of oil remains depressed, India, like other major oil importers, will not only increase its dependence on crude imports, but it will also become more dependent...

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
January 18, 2016 |
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Why Africa?

IAFS-III has been a 'great leap forward' compared to our limited approach earlier. Why has India taken this major step, which requires huge deployment of human and financial resources?

Debnath Shaw |
January 13, 2016 |
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Facebook’s Free Basics: A Digital Apartheid

Free Basics actually leads to converting the internet, which is supposed to be a global public good, into a ‘controlled’ platform. For some this even amounts to compromising on their...

Ajey Lele |
January 07, 2016 |
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The Iran-Saudi Confrontation: Who will win in the end?

Unless addressed, the escalation of tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia can have serious adverse consequences for regional stability and peace and also for ongoing efforts to bring to an...

K. P. Fabian |
January 06, 2016 |
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Nuclear India through a Western Eye

Like a section of the US non-proliferation community that relishes supporting and sympathising with China and Pakistan, Levy and the Center for Public Integrity have followed the same approach.

Rajiv Nayan |
January 04, 2016 |
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The Arab Spring that was and wasn’t

When each dictator fell, there was hope that the country might move towards democracy even if the route might prove to be long and difficult. That hope has proved to...

K. P. Fabian |
December 31, 2015 |
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2015: A Year of Work-in-Progress for Defence

The issues confronting the defence establishment at the beginning of the year broadly related to defence policy, human resource management and operational preparedness.

Amit Cowshish |
December 29, 2015 |
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For Successful Implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh

It is essential in the interest of economic development and smooth rehabilitation of the affected people that funds as part of a comprehensive financial package be devolved to the West...

Gautam Sen |
December 29, 2015 |
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Make in India and the Expanding Scope for India-Japan Defence Cooperation

India’s defence modernisation presents enormous opportunities for the Japanese defence industry, which until recently concentrated exclusively on the domestic market in order to demonstrate Japan’s commitment to peace.

Titli Basu |
December 29, 2015 |
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Flexibility from Participating Nations – Key to TAPI’s Success

The sustenance of the TAPI project would be contingent upon each side’s ability to accommodate the concerns of different stakeholders in the project. Only time will tell if the projects’...

Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni |
December 23, 2015 |
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India’s Defence Trade with Russia

It will take just a few deals to be sealed, especially of the co-development/co-production variety, for the present drift in relations being arrested and brought back on an even keel.

Amit Cowshish |
December 22, 2015 |
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PSLV-C29: Demonstrating India’s Growing Space Capabilities

On December 16, ISRO demonstrated its growing capabilities with multiple burn fuel stage/rocket engine. In few years, ISRO is expected to put big primary payloads into different orbits by using...

Ajey Lele |
December 22, 2015 |
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Resuming the India-Pakistan Dialogue

Even faced with the improbability of making much headway on terrorism and Kashmir in the resumed dialogue, it is still important for India to engage with Pakistan.

Sumita Kumar |
December 22, 2015 |
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Fallout of Turkey’s Shooting Down of the Russian Aircraft

Turkey’s unprecedented military action raises two questions: What is the likely impact on its ties with Russia? And, what are the dynamics of a ‘Russia-West’ collaboration over Syria?

Rajorshi Roy |
December 22, 2015 |
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India’s New Maritime Security Strategy: ‘Brand-building’ in an Era of ‘Geopolitical Discord’

The inability to portray greater strategic ambition for the Indian Navy renders this document an exercise in smart profile-building rather than one of purposeful image-projection.

Abhijit Singh |
December 21, 2015 |
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