IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Ruling AKP in Turkey Gets a Lifeline

The AKP needs to go over the fundamentals of its decade long success in the country before it charts its future course. Its success in the previous decade was built...

Rajeev Agarwal |
November 05, 2015 |
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Vienna Conference on Syria

The Vienna Conference was far from a gathering of powers with common goals. The key powers involved have yet to reach the conclusion that it is in their interest to...

K. P. Fabian |
November 03, 2015 |
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Enabling Transition of a Soldier to Second Career through Skilling

The wellbeing of veterans and their transition to a second career by ensuring implementable policy initiatives is a national obligation. This not only has a welfare agenda but also an...

Pradeep Sofat |
November 02, 2015 |
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3rd India Africa Forum Summit: Rejuvenating Relations

Touted as the most spectacular diplomatic exercise hosted by India since the 1983 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, this meeting provides opportunity for India to rejuvenate relations with the continent.

Ruchita Beri |
October 29, 2015 |
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Reenergising India-Africa Maritime Relations

Africa needs not only maritime administration frameworks and the local capacity to enforce regulations, but also a model for sustainable blue-economy development that does not result in the destruction of...

Abhijit Singh |
October 28, 2015 |
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Russian Bombing in Syria: An Interim Assessment

It is now abundantly clear that Russia has emerged as the most important player in Syria. With the US on the defensive, the coalition that Russia is forging with Iran...

K. P. Fabian |
October 27, 2015 |
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Bugbears in MoD Guidelines on Handling of Complaints

The MoD guidelines on handling of complaints do not seem to be free from potentially crippling afflictions. Conceptual ambiguity can easily defeat the purpose of the guidelines.

Amit Cowshish |
October 26, 2015 |
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Malabar-2015 and Power Dynamics in the Asian Commons

As India reorients its maritime posture to cater to the new realities of Asia, there is a realisation that regional maritime stability is increasingly susceptible to growing power imbalances.

Abhijit Singh |
October 23, 2015 |
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The ‘Road’ to Success for the “Silk Road Initiative” is via Aerospace

For China, the Belt and Road initiative is a long-term strategy designed for it to assume a bigger role in global affairs through the business route. Various aerial and space-based...

Ajey Lele |
October 21, 2015 |
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Publishing Official Military Histories

We recommend that the histories of the 1965 and 1971 wars be revised, updated and reprinted as proper official versions with the correct title and logo.

29th Plenary Meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime and India’s Membership

Expediting India’s membership process would be a win-win situation for both India and the MTCR. The prevailing uncertainty will end for India and the MTCR will get an effective and...

Rajiv Nayan |
October 16, 2015 |
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Indo-US Defence Cooperation: Harvesting Defence Technologies

There are no laid down procedures for procurement of technology per se. Existing procedures relate to procurement of equipment, weapons systems, platforms and other tangible capabilities.

Amit Cowshish |
October 13, 2015 |
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INS Kochi and the ‘Big-Warship’ Debate

Nothing conveys strategic intent as effectively as the large conventional warship whose mere presence can provide a decisive psychological advantage in strategic scenarios.

Abhijit Singh |
October 09, 2015 |
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Russian Military Intervention in Syria

Will the action of Russia make it easier to find a negotiated political agreement on transition among Syrians? Most unlikely.

K. P. Fabian |
October 06, 2015 |
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Sri Lanka: Would a Domestic Judicial Mechanism Deliver Justice to the Tamils?

International oversight in the form of a panel of judges and the UNHRC mechanism in general are likely to help address the apprehensions of the Tamils about a domestic investigation...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
October 06, 2015 |
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China as a Peer of the United States: Implications of the Joint Statement of September 25, 2015

China is emerging as a peer and partner of the United States in international affairs. India’s response should be to work with China to make the ‘Asian Century’ a reality...

Mukul Sanwal |
October 01, 2015 |
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Reaffirming India’s Ties with Palestine

Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with President Abbas in New York reaffirms the government’s commitment to maintain continuity in India’s Palestine policy.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
October 01, 2015 |
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Aftermath of the Enactment of Controversial Statutes in Manipur

The political imbroglio in Manipur has to be analysed through the prism of likely political gains and losses for the State`s major players, in juxtaposition to the scenario prevailing in...

Gautam Sen |
September 29, 2015 |
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Contextualizing Madhesi Frustration in the Wake of Nepal’s New Constitution

The only way to resolve the crisis is to acknowledge Madeshis as genuine citizens of Nepal, whose respect and dignity can be protected by a clear recognition of their rights...

Pramod Jaiswal |
September 28, 2015 |
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Post-Constitution Shivers in Nepal and India’s Response

The Indian reaction has led to notes of caution by some major countries. China, for instance, has suggested to Nepalese leaders that they should make the Constitution broad based.

Nihar R. Nayak |
September 28, 2015 |
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