IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Cut in Non-plan Expenditure and Impact on Defence Budget

The services will have no option but to reduce the allocation under the heads where the impact is not immediately visible: maintenance of infrastructure, purchase of spares for maintenance of...

Amit Cowshish |
October 03, 2013 |
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Peace Process: Pakistan will have to walk the talk

The New York meeting between the two prime ministers has resulted in some new grounds being broken. Importantly the red lines and ground rules have been drawn thanks to some...

Sushant Sareen |
October 03, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Xi Jinping Carries Out First General Rank Promotions in PLA

In the first round of promotions to the senior-most ranks of PLA, Xi Jinping signals building a younger, technological savvy military that needs to be honest and under the control...

Bijoy Das |
September 25, 2013 |
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Maldives: Hiccups in Democratic Transition

The Maldives presidential runoff election has been postponed indefinitely further widening the political dispute. The uncertainty highlights the challenges the young democracy faces, having held its first-ever multiparty election in...

Anand Kumar |
September 25, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Peace Gestures in Manipur: Will it Work?

Gestures for peace talks in Manipur by the government indicate a willingness to engage in dialogue with armed groups, which in itself is a step towards reconciliation. Equally important is...

Namrata Goswami |
September 23, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Need to effectively manage the India-Nepal Border

Transforming the India-Nepal border from an ‘open border’ to a ‘closed border’ would severely damage the traditional socio-cultural and economic ties. It would be prudent to keep the border open...

Pushpita Das |
September 19, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Maoists’ Urban Movement

The Urban Movement has a defined role in the political strategy and military strategy of the CPI (Maoist). The Maoists envisage that they would mobilise and organise the industrial workers.

P. V. Ramana |
September 13, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Debating the Doctrine of Military Intervention

The emerging doctrine of intervention is built around the ability of the international community, mainly the US-led western alliance, to impose its collective will in order to restore a deteriorating...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
September 13, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Implications of New States in the Union of India

Creation of new states is likely to undermine India’s polity and governance and consequently the socio-economic progress. Cost-benefit analysis suggests that only in some respects the newly-created states have performed...

Gautam Sen |
September 12, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Come November in Nepal…

The transitional politics in the Himalayan Kingdom has entered choppy waters with the breakaway radical faction of the Maoist party vowing to disrupt the election to a new constituent assembly...

Post Bahadur Basnet |
September 09, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

The Great Gas Game over Syria

New energy find in West Asia will set forth new political equations. Syria alone has discovered huge proven gas, oil and shale reserves. Whether the Assad regime survives or a...

Gulshan Dietl |
September 09, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

How has the West responded to ‘gassing’ in West Asia?

It is not so much because of the use of chemical weapons that will unleash US fire-power, but the fact that the Assad regime might be winning the civil war...

R. S. Kalha |
September 04, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

China-India Joint Military Drill: Time for a Review

Joint military exercises hold strategic relevance but India must consider seriously that despite the Annual Defence Dialogue mechanism and joint training exercises, incursions in the border regions have increased over...

Jagannath P. Panda |
September 02, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Indian Airpower Afloat

The Indian navy has long aspired for a true blue water capability and the aircraft carrier project is a critical part of safeguarding India’s maritime interest that includes providing security...

Vivek Kapur |
September 02, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Vietnam-US Rapprochement: A New Phase

Vietnam’s president Sang’s visit to the US is historic in many ways and promises to bring in a new era of partnership through active trade relations and strategic alliance as...

Rahul Mishra |
September 02, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Arrest of Yasin Bhatkal: An Analysis

The arrest of Bhatkal, head of the Indian Mujahideen, highlights the measures taken by security agencies including improved coordination in different states to apprehend a number of terrorists in the...

Anshuman Behera |
September 02, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Northern Sea Route: Humming with Activity

As the ice thins in the Arctic, the commercial feasibility of the northern sea route is increasing rapidly. Five years ago there was no activity; this year about 1.5 million...

Arvind Gupta |
August 27, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

National Cyber Security Policy 2013: An Assessment

The public-private partnership and emphasis on research and development are the key features of the document calling for collaborative engagements and operational cooperation with industry and academia.

Sanjiv Tomar |
August 26, 2013 |
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Israel-Palestine Talks: Enablers and Prospects

Prospects of a solution will hinge on the ability of the two sides to moderate their maximalist positions and the ability of the Obama administration to play the role of...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
August 26, 2013 |
IDSA Comments

Women in Maoist Ranks

Women join as fighters and participate in raids and attacks on police. The military training they receive is as rigorous and strenuous as their male counterparts.

P. V. Ramana |
August 20, 2013 |
IDSA Comments