IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Defence Budget 2015 -16: The Writing on the Wall

It is a fairly simple exercise to estimate what the defence budget will be given available indicators. My assessment is that the Budget Estimate for defence is likely to be...

Vinay Kaushal |
February 27, 2015 |
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India’s Non-Policy on Pakistan: U-Turn to Square One

The thumb rule in making a policy U-turn is “minimise damage or maximise advantage”. What is extraordinary about the Modi government’s U-turn is that it maximises losses and minimises advantages.

Sushant Sareen |
February 26, 2015 |
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Yaalon’s Visit and the India-Israel Defence Relationship

The Modi’s government determination to adopt a muscular stance on national security and its commitment to expedite defence modernisation are likely to translate into greater political and defence engagement with...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
February 19, 2015 |
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Giving Aero India 2015 a Make-in-India Touch

There is an urgent need to conceptualise a policy framework as to what Make-in-India implies so far as defence production is concerned and how it is different from the existing...

Amit Cowshish |
February 18, 2015 |
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The Dependence Entrapment

India’s nuclear deal with the US is driven less by technology requirements than by the need to be integrated into the global nuclear community and gain access to uranium imports...

Sarosh Bana |
February 10, 2015 |
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Obama’s Visit and the Paradox of Countering Chinese Expansionism and Western Messianism

The US will continue to do what it can for blocking rapprochement between India and China or Japan and China for it knows the danger of its loss of a...

P. Stobdan |
February 04, 2015 |
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The Lightning from Greece Strikes Germany

If Greece defaults and walks out, the EU will be in crisis. Speculators will go for Spain and the EU will not be able to find the money to bail...

K. P. Fabian |
January 30, 2015 |
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Islamic State and Social Media: Ethical Challenges and Power Relations

The IS frequently releases graphic videos of, for instance, beheadings, on social media. Once these videos surface, an ethical debate arises about the sharing of violent imagery and how these...

Rejig of Defence Budget 2014-15?

If reports about the diversion of INR 13,000 crore from the capital segment of the defence budget to the revenue heads are true, it is an indication of the growing...

Amit Cowshish |
January 23, 2015 |
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Sheikh Hasina’s Secular Political Approach

Sheikh Hasina has to ensure that the writ of the Awami League central leadership runs throughout the country, and elements like the Chhatra League are not allowed to derail accommodative...

Gautam Sen |
January 23, 2015 |
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The Chinese Dream 2015: Which Way Is It Heading?

Xi Jinping has already recognized the inevitable by stressing that China would adjust to the ‘new normal’ of lower growth and, to ensure stability, he has already cracked down on...

R. S. Kalha |
January 17, 2015 |
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Military Courts in Pakistan: A Soft Coup by the Pakistan Army?

Why is the Pakistan military pushing for Military Courts when the country already has a fairly robust Anti Terrorism Act together with designated Anti Terrorism Courts set up specifically to...

Arun Sahgal |
January 14, 2015 |
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Did the Chinese Model of Growth Defeat Rajapaksa?

During the Rajapaksa years, Sri Lanka experienced jobless growth, similar to the experience of many African countries where Chinese investment had increased exponentially in the last decade.

Avinash Godbole |
January 12, 2015 |
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A Season of Political Protests in Bangladesh

It is not clear what kind of democracy the BNP wants to restore in alliance with the Jamaat which does not believe in democracy. But the AL needs to proceed...

Anand Kumar |
January 12, 2015 |
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A New Era in Sri Lanka’s Politics?

Sirisena will be expected to restore both the institutional checks and balances which saw an erosion as a result of the 18th Amendment to the constitution and the faith of...

Meeting the Maoist Challenge

In the wake of the Sukma attack, it is apparent that the CPI-Maoist's weather- and surrender-induced operational frailty is a matter of the past.

SAARC Energy Agreement: A step in the right direction

Signing of the SAARC agreement is merely the first step in the process of regional energy cooperation. To make this initiative work, governments in the region need to synchronise their...

Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni |
January 05, 2015 |
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Tunisia stands out

With the conclusion of the parliamentary and presidential elections, based on a constitution that finely balances the country’s Islamic heritage with the need for modernity, Tunisia has done what Egypt...

K. P. Fabian |
December 31, 2014 |
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Of Agents and Agency Commission in Defence

Amit Cowshish |
December 31, 2014 |
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Taking Stock of the Public-Private Partnership in Cybersecurity

Effective cybersecurity calls for a close partnership between the government in its role as custodian of the nation’s security, and the private sector, in both roles of information infrastructure provider...

Cherian Samuel |
December 31, 2014 |
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