The Euro-Greece-Crisis: What Next?

Will Europe sleepwalk into a Grexit and the attendant collapse of Euro and the European Union as it did in World War I about a hundred years ago? The answer...

• K. P. Fabian |
• July 09, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Deciphering China’s Submarine Deployments in the Indian Ocean Region

Indian Navy must focus fresh attention on the challenge posed by the Pakistan-China maritime nexus in the Western Indian Ocean.

• Abhijit Singh |
• July 08, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Talking Heads: Modi in Ufa

Modi would find the Eurasian dynamics at odds with his vision of containing China along with the United States. He will have to display pragmatism for building greater convergence with...

• P. Stobdan |
• July 08, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Modi’s Visit to Central Asia

To reconnect with the Eurasian market, India needs to explore the option of a direct land-link through China, i.e., reviving the traditional Ladakh-Xinjiang axis as the natural gateway to Eurasia.

• P. Stobdan |
• July 06, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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How Workable will Consultants be in the Existing Framework of the Ministry of External Affairs?

There are also grey areas to the extent that the professional and hierarchical relationship which the Consultants will have with regular IFS officers is yet to be clearly outlined.

• Gautam Sen |
• July 06, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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MERS: A New Virus Challenge

East and Southeast Asia are known to get affected by various diseases routinely. Particularly, various waterborne and other diseases likely malaria and dengue fever commonly affect the regions. There is...

• Ajey Lele , Gunjan Singh |
• July 01, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Recent ‘Chemical Incidents’ in France and Taiwan

While the attack on the chemical warehouse in France and the accident in the Taiwanese park are not cases of chemical terrorism in a classical sense, they can be analysed...

• Ajey Lele |
• June 30, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Is it a Greek Tragedy or a European One?

Do the successors of Monnet have the moral strength to move in the right direction rather than act like petty minded accountants who want to balance the books at any...

• K. P. Fabian |
• June 29, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Why are Southeast Asians lured to fight for the Islamic State?

If the experience of the Afghan–trained mujahids is anything to go by, the threat posed by returnees from Syria and Iraq has the potential to be far more lethal especially...

• Bilveer Singh |
• June 29, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Indonesian Military’s Role Enlargement in Counter-Terrorism

While the Indonesian military played a crucial role in counter-terrorism since the late 1940s, the fall of Suharto in 1998 and democratisation led to the Police dominating this task, especially...

• Bilveer Singh |
• June 24, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Adequate Empowerment of the Services and Financial Oversight Yet to be Achieved

Converting the Services` HQs as departments of the government within the scope of Allocation of Business Rules, with responsibility to Parliament for obtaining defence appropriations, may be in the long-term...

• Gautam Sen |
• June 23, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Yemen’s Endless Agony

Iran has lent some support to the Houthis, but its support is not a decisive factor. The Saudis have for exaggerated Iran’s role and have in the process made it...

• K. P. Fabian |
• June 23, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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BBIN-MVA: Pushing Regional Integration through Sub-regional Cooperation

The BBIN-MVA would enable seamless sub-regional connectivity, deeper integration on economic issues and people-to-people contact between the four counties.

• Nihar R. Nayak |
• June 19, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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John Kerry’s visit to Sochi: The new dynamics of Russia-U.S. engagement

The new contours of a Russia-U.S. engagement appear to be shaping up. There is a growing realization in the U.S. that treating Russia as an adversary can be counter-productive.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• June 11, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Notun Projonmo-Nayi Disha in India-Bangladesh Relations

While heralding a new era in building regional connectivity, the Modi government has taken what was a warm relationship with Bangladesh to a new high.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik |
• June 11, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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The Ambush in Manipur: New Dimensions to Militant Violence in the Northeast

Obtaining Myanmar’s help to counter covert Chinese connections with insurgent groups like the UWSA and by extension with anti-India militant groups such as the NSCN (K) is important for long...

• Namrata Goswami |
• June 11, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Ammunition for the Indian Army: C&AG Rings Alarm Bells

MoD will have to make sure that no weapon system is purchased unless an arrangement is made for sustained supply of ammunition, not necessarily through the OFB.

• Amit Cowshish |
• June 09, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Controversy over Lipu-Lekh Pass: Is Nepal’s Stance Politically Motivated?

Nepal claims that the Lipu-Lekh Pass, which was mentioned in the India-China joint statement of May 15, 2015, is a disputed tri-junction in which Nepal has an equal share.

• Nihar R. Nayak |
• June 09, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Ammunition for the Indian Army: C&AG Rings Alarm Bells

MoD will have to make sure that no weapon system is purchased unless an arrangement is made for sustained supply of ammunition, not necessarily through the OFB.

• Amit Cowshish |
• June 09, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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India’s Stakes and Dilemma in SCO

Joining SCO could help India get out of the current tight geopolitical spot - wedged between a wall of Pakistani hostility and fear of cooperating with China.

• P. Stobdan |
• June 08, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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