IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Indian Companies – Need for a Clear Definition

The Defence Procurement Procedure 2013, as also its earlier versions, does not define an Indian company. Some would argue that the answer is very simple: any entity registered in India...

Amit Cowshish |
January 22, 2014 |
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Governance in Northern Province of Sri Lanka: Stresses and Strains

It is essential to codify the executive instructions for administering the northern province under some statutory rules issued at the provincial level with concurrence of the central government. The statutory...

Gautam Sen |
January 21, 2014 |
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The Geneva Conference on Syria: What Will It Deliver?

The UN is convening a conference on Syria in Montreux from January 22 with 30 odd states including India attending the meet. While the US is standing in the way...

K. P. Fabian |
January 20, 2014 |
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China’s Gorbachov Angst

Till China’s economy gallops along developing at 9 per cent annually, there is little chance that domestic dissidence will get out of hand. But China’s Gorbachov moment will arrive if...

R. S. Kalha |
January 16, 2014 |
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Measures for Improving Management of National Security

Foremost on the government’s defence and national security reforms agenda should be the formulation of a comprehensive National Security Strategy (NSS), including that for internal security. The NSS should be...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
January 16, 2014 |
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Post-CHOGM Dilemmas of Rajapaksa

There is a view in Lanka that CHOGM did more harm than good and many, in fact, are questioning the wisdom of the government to host the meet. However, the...

Gulbin Sultana |
January 15, 2014 |
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Naga Violence: Reminiscent of ‘Wild West’

The recent violence indicates that armed groups have not disarmed and that state forces are simply unable to keep “extortion” networks in check. While the cease-fire agreement signed in 1997...

Namrata Goswami |
January 09, 2014 |
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The US’ Surveillance Review Panel Report: An Assessment

The 300-page report has 46 recommendations offering drastic solutions while addressing many of the issues in the wake of the Snowden revelations. The Administration has already rejected a key recommendation;...

Cherian Samuel |
January 09, 2014 |
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Cancellation of the VVIP Helicopter Contract: Beginning of a Long haul?

While there was perhaps no option for the MoD but to do what it has done, it would be naive to expect the seller to acquiesce in forfeiture of the...

Amit Cowshish |
January 06, 2014 |
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Bangladesh Political Crisis and India`s Options

India may have to maintain a two-pronged approach. At the governmental level, it will have to offer economic benefits and cooperation. However, a regime which is communally oriented may have...

Gautam Sen |
January 06, 2014 |
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3D Printing and Defence: A Silent Revolution

In a 3D printing technology, an object is created layer by layer through a specially designed printer using plastic or other materials. The most striking thing about 3D printing is...

Sanjiv Tomar |
January 03, 2014 |
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Indo-Pak DGsMO Meeting: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Shorn of its rhetoric, the only tangible outcome discernible from the joint statement is the agreement on staging two flag meetings at the LoC. In fact, there are some questions...

Amit Cowshish |
January 02, 2014 |
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Permanent Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee: Should the appointment be delayed further?

Though the general elections are due this year, the need of the hour is to build a political consensus on the issue without further delay. It will be to the...

Vijai Singh Rana |
January 02, 2014 |
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A Year-end Security Review of Southern Asia

It has been a year of unstable regional security with the endless conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s half-hearted struggle against the remnants of the al Qaeda, Sri Lanka’s inability to find...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
December 31, 2013 |
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India-China Relations: Scenario 2014

The India-China relations in 2013, in spite Depsang incident, had a more positive than negative tone. Premier Li chose India as his first overseas stop and the pronouncement to deepen...

P. Stobdan |
December 30, 2013 |
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India’s Maoists: Financing the war machinery

In a document entitled ‘Our Financial Policy’, the Maoists mention that they have three types of economic needs, viz. the needs of war, political propaganda and the people. To cater...

P. V. Ramana |
December 27, 2013 |
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Delegation of Powers to the Armed Forces in a Time Warp

MoD, according to news reports, has instructed the Army HQ that its permission will need to be taken before changing the structure or role of the units in future. This...

Amit Cowshish |
December 26, 2013 |
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Taking Stock of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping’s One Year Rule

In the last one year, Xi’s has consolidated his position within the Standing Committee of the Party Politbureau, elevated information security as China’s core concern and focused on internal security...

R. S. Kalha |
December 20, 2013 |
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Iftikhar Choudharys Judicial Activism and the Pakistani state: Time for a rethink?

While Choudhary’s judicial activism did restore a degree of sanity to Pakistan, it came at the expense of other institutions and created an imbalance of power. Pakistan, to become a...

Wajahat Qazi |
December 18, 2013 |
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Border Roads Organisation in the North-East: Need for Priority

The importance of the road network in the north-east needs no emphasis. India is now raising the 17 Mountain Corps to augment its strategic strike capability vis-à-vis China. The BRO...

Gautam Sen |
December 16, 2013 |
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