IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Lessons from Somdurong Chu Incident

Incursions and incidents of escalation are not new to India-China relations. Importantly they have been successfully diffused by a combination of adroit diplomacy, ‘show of force’ and political statesmanship.

Mandip Singh |
April 26, 2013 |
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China’s Defence White Paper 2013: Lessons for India

Struggling to deal with a rigid China on the intractable border issue, India would do well to digest the core assertions of the white paper, including the growing reach of...

Arvind Gupta |
April 25, 2013 |
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The Korean Imbroglio

North Korea’s uranium enrichment programme has made the US jittery and is not totally confident of reopening the six-party talks. Washington needs assurances regarding North Korea’s future nuclear programmes and...

R. S. Kalha |
April 25, 2013 |
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LAAD Exhibition: Showcase of Brazilian Self-Reliance

Like many other developing counties, Brazil also believes in self-reliance in arms manufacturing and has articulated comprehensive national defence policy with a strong support of its armed forces. There could...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
April 25, 2013 |
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Tunisia’s shaky transition

Constant bickering between Islamist and secular leaders has resulted in deadlock over the new constitution. The Ennahda-led government has been caught between the rock and a hard place, having to...

Melissa M. Cyrill |
April 22, 2013 |
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China’s Defense White Paper: An Assessment

The latest White Paper differs from previous documents in notable ways. It has little to offer by way of greater transparency related to numbers and policies. The document suggests a...

Rukmani Gupta |
April 22, 2013 |
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Religious Tensions in Sri Lanka

A series of anti-Muslim campaigns particularly after the end of the Eelam War is giving an impression that the Sri Lankan Muslims are becoming the next scapegoats of majoritarianism.

Gulbin Sultana |
April 22, 2013 |
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China-Pakistan Nuclear Cooperation: Unclear Facts

There is a lot of inaccuracy and assumption in reporting Chasma 3 nuclear cooperation between China-Pakistan. It is not conceivable in engineering terms as to how a 300 MWe Chasma...

G. Balachandran |
April 18, 2013 |
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China consolidates claim in South China Sea

China continues to pursue its agenda on the South China Sea, employing its political, diplomatic and military departments in a well-coordinated and planned manner.

Mandip Singh |
April 17, 2013 |
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BRICS and Stepping Stones: A New Global Pattern

A global vision based on sustainable resource use for global prosperity can also overcome trust deficit within the BRICS grouping.

Mukul Sanwal |
April 12, 2013 |
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India abstains and exposes the Arms Trade Treaty

By abstaining from voting on the global arms trade treaty, India has exposed the treaty’s loopholes in not addressing concerns about illegal transfer of arms to terrorist organisations, insurgents groups...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
April 08, 2013 |
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China nurtures its nuclear nexus with Pakistan

China and Pakistan reached a formal agreement in February 2013 to construct a third nuclear reactor in Chashma. This has caused widespread nervousness while making the NSG look weak-kneed.

Rajiv Nayan |
April 05, 2013 |
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BRICS comes of age at Durban

BRICS is not challenging the existing world order. It is seeking a place in the sun for developing countries. It is looking at alternative approaches but there is no desire...

Arvind Gupta |
April 01, 2013 |
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Democracy in Pakistan a Distant Dream

Like all its predecessors, the government that just completed its tenure miserably failed to promote what a democratic state is supposed to first and foremost, namely, foster the multi-faceted development...

Jagdish N Singh |
April 01, 2013 |
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More Ethnic Riots in Myanmar: Disturbances in Meikhtila

Unless the leaders of varying political hue and institutional oligarchs, including the military and, above all, Su Kyi, show political wisdom, incidents such as those in Meikhtila, Yamethin, and state...

Gautam Sen |
March 28, 2013 |
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Five Highlights of FY 2012-13

FY 2013-14 has transited into the annals of the MoD but picking up a few messages from it and carrying forward the unfinished agenda to the next year would be...

Amit Cowshish |
March 28, 2013 |
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National Dialogue Conference: Key to Peace and Stability in Yemen

While it is too early to predict the outcome of the national dialogue process, at present it looks like that the national dialogue, which is endeavouring to bring all the...

Israel Offers to Reconcile with Turkey: Compulsions and Realities

The US may have provided the support and platform for the apology, but it was something Israel had to do desperately as it was finding the developing regional situation difficult...

Rajeev Agarwal |
March 25, 2013 |
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BRICS Baby Steps: The Challenges Ahead

Now that NAM is defunct and very little wealth is left in the Commonwealth, and given that the G-20 has a set parameter and doesn’t encompass the aggregate of the...

R N Das |
March 22, 2013 |
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The 2013 Assembly Elections in the North-East

State Assembly Elections held in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in February 2013 threw up a clear mandate in favour of the ruling (coalition) parties in Tripura and Nagaland, although a...

Shristi Pukhrem |
March 22, 2013 |
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