IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Can ISIS be degraded and destroyed?

With the US determined not to commit troops, the military defeat of ISIS, at present, is therefore neither feasible nor imminent. Neither the so-called retrained Iraqi Army, nor US air...

R. S. Kalha |
October 17, 2014 |
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North East in BCIM-EC: Problems and Prospects

Widespread problems have made the operating environment ‘dysfunctional and inefficient’. Some of this is on account of inscrutable issues like ‘integration of the services with the MoD’ or ‘civil-military relations’...

Rupak Bhattacharjee |
October 14, 2014 |
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Pakistan’s Dangerous Game of Brinkmanship

The recent heavy firing by the Pakistani army is to gain public sympathy and providing it greater flexibility in the flawed civil-military relations. It is an orchestrated plan to provoke...

Arun Sahgal |
October 10, 2014 |
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Ceasefire in Ukraine: An Assessment

While the ceasefire is a much needed respite yet it does raise two questions: What made the key players arrive at such agreements? Can these deals facilitate the initiation of...

Rajorshi Roy |
October 10, 2014 |
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Settling border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh

Given that the onus for settling the border disputes with Nepal and Bangladesh is on India, the Indian government has to demonstrate political wisdom in evolving political framework that would...

Pushpita Das |
October 10, 2014 |
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Hong Kong Protests: What it means for the Chinese leadership?

Beijing’s desire to manage the political process in Hong Kong stems from the ‘one country two systems’ model whereby it continues to retain its influence. It will not take much...

Avinash Godbole |
October 10, 2014 |
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Indigenous manufacture of defence equipment needs policy reform

The national aim should be to make India a design, development, manufacture and export hub. India must study the Chinese concepts of “leap frogging” of technology across several generations and...

Kurds sole ‘boots on ground’ against Islamic State

Bitter last ditch battles are being fought by Kurdish men and women, including boys and girls barely out of their teens, against the Daesh. Some feel that to succeed, Washington...

Sandhya Jain |
October 09, 2014 |
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Making India a Defence Manufacturing Hub

While the government is widely seen as investor-friendly, investment decisions, however, are made on more tangible considerations – ease of doing business, security of investment and intellectual property rights, and...

Amit Cowshish |
October 07, 2014 |
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Reinventing India’s “Make” Procedures for Defence Acquisitions

The Indian defence industry needs procedural clarity and simplification to be ingrained in the “Make” procedures, as the rules are presently silent on a number of important operational aspects.

Sandeep Verma |
October 01, 2014 |
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Need to revive Iran-India energy ties

The possible lifting of the sanctions on Iran will lead to a rush for a share of the lucrative Iranian energy pie similar to Myanmar’s opening up last year. India...

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
September 30, 2014 |
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Border Standoff: Understanding Chinese Motives

The response from the Indian side during the recent border incident was much more robust. However, it is important to examine the likely motives that drive the Chinese to raise...

Rumel Dahiya |
September 29, 2014 |
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Saudis join war against Islamic State; many sceptical

The participation by the Saudi royal family in the US-led bombing of Daesh positions in Syria indicates Riyadh’s implacable opposition to the mercenary group. Iran, however, has dismissed the air...

Sandhya Jain |
September 29, 2014 |
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New Gambles in Ladakh

It all appears that the Indian army this time got clear orders to hold the ground and undo what the previous UPA government did – dismantled huts, bunkers and observation...

P. Stobdan |
September 25, 2014 |
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XI’s visit and the boundary issues

In the Chinese mind the settlement of the border issue with India cannot be divorced from regional, political and larger strategic issues. China has used the threat of intrusions across...

Mukul Sanwal |
September 24, 2014 |
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PLA Asserts as Modi-Xi Jinping Talk

The military gap between Indian and China is growing steadily as the PLA is upgrading the military infrastructure in Tibet to enable rapid deployment. China will stall resolution of the...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
September 22, 2014 |
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India and China: Ready to Meet Halfway

Can the two leaders go further and recognize the regional strategic interests of each other in the Pacific and the Indian Oceans? What about full support for India’s membership of...

Mukul Sanwal |
September 22, 2014 |
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India Mission to Mars: Ready to Orbit

The orbit insertion scheduled for September 24 will be a landmark achievement. The Mars accomplishment could assist the global efforts towards the possible human colonization of the Red Planet and...

Ajey Lele |
September 19, 2014 |
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Strategising India’s Defence Exports

What the Strategy for Defence Export tries to achieve is to create institutional mechanisms and establish clear-cut procedures within the overall ambit of the Foreign Trade Export for facilitating arms...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
September 17, 2014 |
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Strategic Significance of the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

As Australia and India have to deepen their security cooperation for a peaceful prosperous and stable Asia-Pacific region, both the countries will have to manage global nuclear commerce together.

Rajiv Nayan |
September 15, 2014 |
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