IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

For Now, it is Ballot over Bullet in Afghanistan

It is not merely about change in leadership; it is about ushering the country into a ‘decade of transformation’. The most immediate challenge before the incumbent government and the relevant...

Vishal Chandra |
April 18, 2014 |
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India’s abstention in the vote against Sri Lanka at Geneva: Likely Implications

Despite its abstention, India will continue to be evaluated negatively in Sri Lanka for its approach to the Tamil issue. Moreover, Colombo is also taking steps which may unnecessarily complicate...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
April 16, 2014 |
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Venezuela’s Political Chaos: Flailing President and Strong Generals

The country is witnessing protests which are the biggest in over a decade and will only worsen unless a political accommodation is arrived at soon. The efficacy of multilateral institutions...

Gautam Sen |
April 16, 2014 |
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Ukraine: What next?

Three meetings to discuss Ukraine are scheduled for the week beginning on Monday, April 14. The first meeting is of EU foreign ministers at Luxembourg on April 14. They are...

K. P. Fabian |
April 13, 2014 |
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Implications of India`s Services Voters

India has had a healthy tradition of the armed forces personnel being apolitical while being allowed to exercise their democratic right of voting in the electoral process. While the state...

Gautam Sen |
April 09, 2014 |
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Southeast Asian democracy: New time and take

Southeast Asian countries are facing challenging times. Push for further democratisation within the countries and the established regimes resistance to it has the possibility of jeopardising the region’s political stability...

Sampa Kundu |
April 07, 2014 |
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India getting closer to a satellite navigational system

The uniqueness of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is to have a system with satellites in the geostationary orbit. India needs to exploit the ‘regional nature’ of the...

Ajey Lele |
April 07, 2014 |
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India needs nuanced approach post-UNHRC Vote on Sri Lanka

It would appear that India accorded preponderance to the broader interests of national sovereignty before its final stand on the UNHRC resolution. But it also cannot be oblivious to the...

Gautam Sen |
April 04, 2014 |
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Running Low on Ammunition

If we have no qualms about importing from other countries why cannot we buy ammunition from our own private sector companies? While restrictions could apply to production of small arms...

Amit Cowshish |
April 03, 2014 |
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Chittagong Tribunal Verdict and its Implications

The verdict exposes a conspiracy to destabilise India’s restive North Eastern region. According to the charge-sheet, all the arms and ammunition were manufactured by Chinese firm NORINCO and the funds...

Rupak Bhattacharjee |
April 03, 2014 |
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Why is Japan important to India’s energy security?

India is trying to deal with its domestic energy concerns through various measures including reforming its New Exploration and Licensing Policy (NELP), intensifying its efforts in developing domestic unconventional energy...

Manish Vaid |
April 01, 2014 |
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Nuclear Security Summit: An Assessment

In the years to come, a lot more activity on nuclear security can be expected and much of it will arise from the commitment taken by states at the three...

Arvind Gupta , Rajiv Nayan |
March 29, 2014 |
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Hong Kong Elections: Limits of One Country, Two Systems Model

At its core is Beijing’s fear of having a chief executive in Hong Kong who is locally popular and vocally critical about Beijing's policies. Fear perhaps also emanate from Beijing’s...

Avinash Godbole |
March 28, 2014 |
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Does Nuclear Asia have its Own Dangers?

There are no properly functioning Asian security institutions or regimes to regulate Asia’s nuclear politics and has to rely on global institutions and regimes for regulation of its nuclear politics...

Rajiv Nayan |
March 28, 2014 |
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Examining the Maoists’ attacks in Jeeram Ghati

Jeeram Ghati area is part of the Maoist's annual Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign. 2014 is a significant year on two counts: one, it is the tenth year of formation of...

V.K. Ahluwalia |
March 27, 2014 |
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Unshackling the Armed Forces: Need for Greater Delegation of Financial Powers

The recommendations of a committee set up in 2009 to review the delegated powers were accepted by the Defence Minister in December 2010 but soon thereafter these were held in...

Amit Cowshish |
March 25, 2014 |
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UNSC Vote on the Crimean Issue: Why did China Abstain?

The reasons for abstention go far beyond the immediate issue at hand and are enveloped in deep Chinese strategic interests. The Chinese leadership is adamant that there can be no...

R. S. Kalha |
March 21, 2014 |
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Crimean crisis: A New Phase of Cold War?

Putin seems to have concluded that Russia must draw the line at Ukraine. The EU bid to sign trade agreement with Ukraine in December drew Russia’s ire and now Russia...

Arvind Gupta |
March 21, 2014 |
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Chess Game over Crimea

The West will be compelled by their own threats to impose economic sanctions against Russia. But Russia is no Iraq or Iran and may very well retaliate against Western companies,...

K. P. Fabian |
March 20, 2014 |
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RFI for the Basic Trainer Aircraft: New Ray of Hope for the Indian industry

It is difficult to understand why the MoD should bind itself by asking for request for information (RFI) that cannot be compared across all the proposals. What would constitute ‘capability’...

Amit Cowshish |
March 19, 2014 |
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