IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

The US-Iran Deal and the Outcome

The interim deal was signed by seven foreign ministers of US, UK , France, Russia, China, Germany and Iran but the deal was not negotiated mainly in Geneva, but in...

K. P. Fabian |
November 28, 2013 |
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Vikramaditya’s Induction: High-point for the Indian Navy

Vikramaditya’s commissioning has re-ignited an old debate on the relevance of aircraft carriers. Proponents argue that it must play a central role in ‘blue-water’ plans while opponents posit that the...

Abhijit Singh |
November 27, 2013 |
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Coastal Security: Time for course correction

Five years since the Mumbai terror attacks, the coastal mechanism remains weak. It is time to seriously consider the Indian coast guard as the single authority responsible for coastal security...

Pushpita Das |
November 26, 2013 |
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Bangladesh: Should Anti-incumbency Outweigh Growth and Stability?

The Awami League government may not have done everything right in the last five years, but it has done commendable work by South Asian standards. The Bangladesh economy has grown...

Anand Kumar |
November 22, 2013 |
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India’s Policy Objectives in Afghanistan

India’s interests lie in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and one of its major policy objectives would be to see the elimination of terrorism from Afghanistan and the destruction of...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
November 21, 2013 |
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India-Myanmar Border Problems: Fencing not the only solution

In addition to building a 10-km fence along its border with Myanmar, India should strengthen the security of the border by deploying adequate guarding forces, revise the FMR and constructively...

Pushpita Das |
November 15, 2013 |
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Tracking the source of ‘Weapon Providers’ for NE Rebels

It is well established that the armed ethnic groups in Myanmar act as the interlocking chain for the illegal weapons flow from Yunnan in China via Myanmar to the Northeast...

Namrata Goswami |
November 07, 2013 |
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Will Turkey be the new hub for gas?

Turkey’s natural gas reserves are 218 bcf and its production is roughly 27 bcf. It relies heavily on imports to meet its domestic demand. Additionally, Turkey positions itself as a...

Gulshan Dietl |
November 06, 2013 |
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India’s ‘deep-sea mining’ capability gets a fillip

India’s acquisition of a deep-sea exploration ship ‘SamudraRatnakar’ is a noteworthy development. ‘Deep-sea mining’ has now been officially recognised as a future frontier of scientific research, a notion first outlined...

Abhijit Singh |
November 01, 2013 |
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Avro replacement Programme on the Cusp of Hope and Despair

The avro replacement is not a design and development programme which will involve extensive use of the airfields for test flights. It is an aircraft that is already flying and...

Amit Cowshish |
October 31, 2013 |
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BDCA with China and its Implications for India

The new architecture admittedly is a rehash of previously signed (1993, 1996, 2005 and 2012) de-escalatory measures. Most of the Clauses outline mechanisms for exchanging information, consultations about military activities...

P. Stobdan |
October 29, 2013 |
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Can Maldives Avert a Constitutional Crisis?

The emergence of the third political candidate Qasim Ibrahim of the Jumhoory Party has made the present political landscape in Maldives intensely competitive and antagonistic with petitions and counter allegations...

Anand Kumar |
October 26, 2013 |
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PM’s Visit to China: A Case of Flawed Timing

Chinese would be very aware that India heads to general elections in seven months time. They would have taken cognizance of various ‘surveys’ as well as soundings of the political...

R. S. Kalha |
October 25, 2013 |
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Neither Peace nor Process: India-Pakistan on Escalation Ladder

The double-speak of Nawaz Sharif has led many in India to doubt his sincerity on improving relations. Questions are also being raised on whether Sharif is still living in the...

Sushant Sareen |
October 24, 2013 |
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Pak Army Continuing Proxy War in Kashmir

Though the Pakistan army denies its involvement in raising violence levels along the LoC, the international boundary and in the hinterland, it is understood well that without the active support...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
October 23, 2013 |
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Syria Crisis: How will it be resolved?

A solution to the Syrian crisis is unlikely to emerge with either Assad in power or in the existing circumstances of the military stand-off. A political solution will have to...

Gautam Sen |
October 22, 2013 |
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Diamer Bhasha Dam: Pakistan’s new Achilles heel

Delayed implementation of the DBD project has led to cynicism and angst amongst the people of Pakistan. In spite the government’s assurance, it is feared that the DBD could meet...

Priyanka Singh |
October 21, 2013 |
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Prime Minister’s Visit to Moscow: Need to Revitalise the India-Russia Partnership

India-Russia ties will continue to be mutually beneficial. While defence cooperation remains the mainstay, the two countries can explore common synergies in co-developing more weapons platforms with cutting edge technology...

Rajorshi Roy |
October 21, 2013 |
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PM’s Visit to Russia and China: Need for Smart Diplomacy

Clubbing the visits to Russia and China is a smart move. But the prime minister will also need to indulge in smart diplomacy to deal with a number of ticklish...

Arvind Gupta |
October 21, 2013 |
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US-India Defence Technologies for Transfer: Cultural Change

India-US defence ties are shifting away from a ‘buyer-seller’ path to one of co- development and co-production. In Washington this is viewed as a change from a ‘culture of presumptive...

Vivek Kapur |
October 15, 2013 |
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