The Nigerian Air Force’s impending acquisition of the JF-17 is a cautionary tale of the need for armed forces everywhere to assess their respective operational environment in a realistic manner and then devise an appropriate equipment procurement strategy.

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January 16, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Advanced technologies and supercomputing have accelerated the pace of research and development in the field of nuclear fusion.

• Atul Pant |
• January 10, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

A stronger partnership and enhanced cooperation should be prioritised by both sides if the full potential of this engagement is to be realised.

• Ashok Sajjanhar |
• January 04, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Since the deportation of illegal migrants is not feasible, the only option before the government is to let them reside in the country on humanitarian grounds but after stripping them of all citizenship rights.

• Pushpita Das |
• January 04, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The standoffs in Doklam and North Korea offer insights on how crisis stability remains subject to the complexities of deterrence, especially in theatres with multiple nuclear-armed states, and what this entails for disarmament.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• December 29, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The time is opportune now for the international community to press for the start of bilateral discussions between the US and North Korea leading to the full participation of the UNSC in the final negotiations.

• G. Balachandran |
• December 20, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Removing the Kim regime’s fears about regime change and reducing the insecurity caused by North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests to the US and its allies are the essentials that must be addressed in a UN-led multinational dialogue to forge a negotiated settlement.

• G. Balachandran |
• December 12, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

India needs to rope in one or more of the Central Asian countries, preferably Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, in the Chabahar project, to fully exploit its potential.

• P. Stobdan |
• December 12, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Prudent as it may have appeared to reconcile to the territorial status quo in the past, policy makers must ask themselves whether such an approach has really worked in India’s favour.

• Priyanka Singh |
• December 11, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The deficiencies in planning and training of personnel for disaster relief operations as well as the capability gaps in equipment that the response to Huricane Maria highlighted need to be plugged.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• December 06, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments