The voting booth was a good metre high with glass on one side, so that one can see that the voting papers are not tampered with.

• Shriniwas Kelkar |
• December 28, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

While it was difficult to delve into the depth of the country’s internal dynamics, the overall impression one got was that the democratic process is making marked progress, albeit as per Uzbekistan’s own political ethos and traditions.

• P. Stobdan |
• December 26, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

While the Manipur government’s decision to create seven new districts has come in the wake of popular demands for improved administrative efficiency, there has been fierce opposition from Naga bodies which view it as an attempt to divide the Naga people

• Pradeep Singh Chhonkar |
• December 23, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

While the larger air forces are capable of sustaining their existing and future inventories for some time to come, the combat assets available to the region’s smaller air forces are facing a problem of pending obsolescence.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• December 22, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his administration may adopt.

• Titli Basu |
• December 20, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

While the creation of seven new smaller districts has led to agitations by the United Naga Council, efficiencies in administrative tasks should be obtainable with district headquarters closer to the respective inhabitants.

• Gautam Sen |
• December 16, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

Given that both India and Indonesia have a common interest in preserving their respective democratic, multi-ethnic and multi-religious polities, they need to work together to induce Myanmar to control the violence against the Rohingyas.

• Gautam Sen |
• December 15, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

The Jamaican Defence Forces have retained their cutting edge due to a skillful balancing of priorities with resources, the weak economy notwithstanding.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• December 09, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

Brexit, the results of the elections held in Italy and Austria on December 4, 2016, and certain related recent developments in Europe raise questions about the future of the Union.

• K. P. Fabian |
• December 08, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments

A careful reading of the report of the deliberations of the UNGA on November 7, 2016 would suggest that nothing has changed at the ground level; only the rhetoric of member states has been amplified.

• Rajeesh Kumar |
• December 08, 2016 |
• IDSA Comments