IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

The Legacy of Hugo Chavez

Chavez’s significance lies in his attempts to liberalise the international monetary system with regard to credit support for poverty alleviation schemes in Latin America outside the ambit of the IMF...

Gautam Sen |
March 20, 2013 |
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Siachen: Possible New International Moves for ‘Mediation’

India must develop comprehensive and workable proposals to not just tone down the present Indo-Pak standoff on the glacier and the international attention it may be inviting, but also to...

P. K. Upadhyay |
March 20, 2013 |
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The Arab Churning and Implications

For the Arabs, India’s caution, slow responses and long periods of situation assessments re-affirmed stereotypes about its inability to assume a leadership role in international affairs. However, given the volatility,...

P. Stobdan |
March 20, 2013 |
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Analytical Quality Ranking of Equipment under Procurement: An Improvement of Contemporary Practice

Parameters, dimensions and operational requirements specified by the user must be evaluated exclusively by the user trial team, while DGQA must concentrate only on the testing of quality encompassing the...

Mahendra Prasad |
March 20, 2013 |
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Iraq: Ten Years after the US-Led Invasion

The US has spent over a trillion and a half dollars and this huge expenditure has nearly unhinged its domestic economic equilibrium. At the strategic level the results for the...

R. S. Kalha |
March 20, 2013 |
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Revolution in Nepal: Bolshevik-style?

The Baidya-driven radicals want to adopt the party line of the Second National Conference in 2001 when they had decided to supplement their Chinese model of revolution (protracted people’s war)...

Post Bahadur Basnet |
March 20, 2013 |
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China’s Defence Budget: 2013-14

The PLA has been laying emphasis on human resource management. Recruitment, salaries, living standards, perks and education are likely to get an impetus with attendant advantages of morale, motivation and...

Mandip Singh |
March 18, 2013 |
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The War Crimes Trial and Forthcoming Elections in Bangladesh

Even as it stands firm on the issue of proceeding with the war crimes trials, the Awami League government should not make the mistake of going for an election without...

Anand Kumar |
March 18, 2013 |
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Coping with the Aftermath of Transgressions in the VVIP Helicopter Deal

By now making software development ineligible for discharge of offsets we might be depriving ourselves of what was considered necessary only a couple of months ago. This could also prove...

Amit Cowshish |
March 13, 2013 |
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Junior Military Leadership in the PLA Today

Apparently, serving the PLA is no longer a very attractive option and there seem to be issues of lack of motivation among the new recruits to make the supreme sacrifice.

Mandip Singh |
March 12, 2013 |
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The Iran-Pakistan Pipeline: Pressler 2.0?

The Pakistanis are playing a high-stakes gamble, one in which they think the odds are stacked in their favour in a way that while they stand to gain a lot...

Sushant Sareen |
March 12, 2013 |
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The Sri Lanka File at the UNHRC: Need for India to Adopt a Balanced and Firm Approach

It will be in keeping with the normative principles of India’s foreign policy to support a resolution that does not undermine Sri Lanka’s sovereignty but stipulates a time-bound and monitorable...

Gautam Sen |
March 12, 2013 |
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A Message from the Defence Budget 2013-14

In its most candid form, the fundamental message is that the growth in the allocation for defence, as indeed for other sectors, may not always be consistent with the past...

Amit Cowshish |
March 08, 2013 |
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Political Turbulence in Bangladesh Fails to Dampen the Indian President’s Visit

Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bangladesh has made clear that the security situation in that country is under control and it is the BNP that has to overcome its mental block...

Anand Kumar |
March 08, 2013 |
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Iran-Egypt Rapprochement: Compulsions and Realities

Along the short recent journey in discovery of friendly relations, Iran and Egypt have hit roadblocks that are not only ideological in nature but also illustrate their individual compulsions, conflicting...

Rajeev Agarwal |
March 08, 2013 |
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BRICS Development Bank: Figuring out the Durban Bid

If the BRICS Development Bank comes up, it will not only be a big moment for BRICS itself, but also for the global financial structure where the role, stake and...

Jagannath P. Panda |
March 08, 2013 |
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Successful PSLV-C20/SARAL Mission: India’s French “Space” Connect

For almost the last 50 years, space collaboration has significantly remained intact between France and India. They have worked together on a range of issues from satellite applications, developing small...

Ajey Lele |
March 07, 2013 |
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India’s Defence Budget 2013-14: A Bumpy Road Ahead

A GDP growth of less than seven per cent combined with the fiscal consolidation path that the Finance Minister has articulated in his budget speech means a lot of pressure...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
March 04, 2013 |
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The Defence Budget 2013-14: Reasonable in the Existing Circumstances but Need for Re-orientation and Reform

There is a need for an overhaul of the defence planning and budgeting systems to make them outcome oriented, which will lead to the development and maintenance of requisite capability...

Gautam Sen |
March 04, 2013 |
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India’s Defence Budget: Trends Beyond the Numbers

In the larger scheme of things, fiscal prudence is a good trait and the reduction in deficits desirable, yet an overtly ambitious approach of reducing deficits into a number game...