Children in Indian Maoist Ranks

At one point there were an estimated 800 children in the ranks of the Maoists. Variously known as Bal Dasta, Bal Sangh and Bal Sangham, they are used for intelligence...

• P. V. Ramana |
• August 06, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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India through the Chinese Lens

How did the Chinese media portray Prime Minister Modi’s May 2015 visit? And what does that indicate about official China’s perceptions of India given that the coverage of India in...

• Saurabh Kumar |
• August 04, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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The Euro-Greek Crisis

There are distressing signals that the EU led by Germany is going in the wrong direction, moving away from the vision of its founders who aspired to build a Europe...

• K. P. Fabian |
• August 04, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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70th Commemoration Anniversary of the End of WW II: Japan’s New Security Legislation and the Spotlight on Its War ‘Apology’

For the 70th commemoration anniversary of the end of World War II to be meaningful, Japan, China and South Korea need to jointly address the issues involved through a combination...

• Preeti Nalwa |
• August 03, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Army Should Back the State Police Not Replace Them in Counter-Terror Operations

Instead of exhibiting eagerness to take a leading part in every internal security task, it would be prudent for the Army to remain alert and be prepared and willing to...

• Shashank Ranjan |
• August 03, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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On the Threshold of a New Procurement Regime

Recommendations that defence procurement be handled by the military brass, ministers stay out of defence deals, and an external procurement agency be set up to handle procurement and focus on...

• Amit Cowshish |
• July 23, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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India-US Nuclear Deal: Only Half Realised After a Decade

While the first watt of power from foreign-aided projects may take many years to come, the 10th anniversary coincides with major transformations in India’s indigenous nuclear energy programme.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• July 21, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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India-Pakistan Engagement: Does Ufa Have More To It Than Meets The Eye?

The new equation is that the Americans nudge India, the Chinese press Pakistan, and together they try to ensure that things don’t go out of control in South Asia.

• Sushant Sareen |
• July 20, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Why India should apply for NSG membership?

An Indian application for NSG membership should face less resistance than what china had faced. Such an option is certainly worth an attempt instead of waiting indefinitely for the NSG...

• G. Balachandran |
• July 20, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Concerns About Proposed US Rules on Cybersecurity Products

While the Wassenaar Arrangement has instant recall in nuclear circles, it has only recently become a source of turmoil in cybersecurity, after the US Bureau of Industry and Security published...

• Cherian Samuel |
• July 20, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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India and the Satellite Launch Market

While India has a reliable vehicle for launching less than 2 tonne satellites into LEO, it lacks the necessary infrastructure to obtain larger commercial benefits from this capability.

• Ajey Lele |
• July 16, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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Deployment of Central Forces in the North East: Need for a Realistic Security Audit

The security audit should be done in a realistic frame and may include some interlocutors and officers of the C&AG`s department given their understanding of the functioning of the state...

• Gautam Sen |
• July 15, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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China’s New Security Law: Some Preliminary Observations

By extending the notion of national security to the domains of space and the earth’s poles, the Chinese government has expressed its determination to undertake every measure to safeguard interests...

• Gunjan Singh |
• July 14, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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China’s Preference for Border Peace and Control over Early Resolution

Even if China has not stated that it cannot settle the border question with India in the immediate future, its actions certainly hint at its preference for border peace and...

• M.S. Prathibha |
• July 14, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

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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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