IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Capital Acquisition Budget: Factors Affecting its Utilization

It is almost customary to blame underutilization of the capital acquisition budget on defective planning, apathy of the civilian bureaucracy and procedural complexities. This view, however, does not take into...

Amit Cowshish |
December 26, 2012 |
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The Signs of Change in Syria

Signals from Russia, China and even Iran that it is time for Assad to go combined with domestic dissensions and defections signal that the regime is finally cracking up.

Rajeev Agarwal |
December 24, 2012 |
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Sino-Indian Relations: Are Trade Issues Likely To Cause Even More Problems?

The Indian political class should seriously ponder without engaging in fruitless ideological debates – for we may be leaving ourselves with no choice – whether to acquiesce to a China-dominated...

R. S. Kalha |
December 24, 2012 |
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The Challenges Before Shinzo Abe

Rebuilding Japan’s foreign policy will be another challenge for the Abe Administration, especially in view of the rising tension between Japan and its neighbouring states - China and South Korea...

Pranamita Baruah |
December 20, 2012 |
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Update on India’s Membership of Multilateral Export Controls Regimes

Both the government as well and the strategic community are convinced that India must not join the Australia Group without a road map for the MTCR and the NSG.

Rajiv Nayan |
December 19, 2012 |
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Ballistic Missile Proliferation: Implications for India

To counter the consequences flowing from growing ballistic missile proliferation in its neighbourhood, India must expand its BMD programme to include boost phase and mid-course phase intercept capability.

Vivek Kapur |
December 19, 2012 |
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The Return of Shinzo Abe as Japan’s new PM: What does it mean for India?

With China increasingly wary of the developments taking place on its Pacific seaboard, it would perhaps be in a much better frame of mind to listen to Indian concerns.

R. S. Kalha |
December 19, 2012 |
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Peace and Stability in Afghanistan: The Role of Neighbours

The security deficit can be filled to a large extent by Afghanistan’s neighbours if they can be persuaded to accept the responsibility, including by contributing troops to a UN-mandated peacekeeping...

Gurmeet Kanwal |
December 13, 2012 |
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Egypt in Crisis: Learning the Hard Lessons of Democracy

Egypt is realizing that democracy is not an easily procured fruit, especially in a nation where political movements have been suppressed for decades and peoples’ sentiments can be easily swayed...

Rajeev Agarwal |
December 08, 2012 |
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Trespassers will be Prosecuted: China’s latest Billboard in the South China Sea

The issuance of these ordinances will not only add to the growing tensions in the disputed areas, specifically the South China Sea, but also add to the growing suspicions about...

Sarabjeet Singh Parmar |
December 08, 2012 |
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Sectarian Violence in Karachi: Is Pakistan Closer to the Precipice?

Unity of purpose and synergy between state institutions required to deal with sectarian violence is largely missing and, as a result, the Pakistani state is responding to the growing Taliban...

P. K. Upadhyay |
December 07, 2012 |
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Eruptions in Goma – Troublesome mandate

The events of the last ten days have once again focussed international attention on the DRC and lent support to voices clamouring for a review of the existing mandate of...

Akash S. Goud |
December 05, 2012 |
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The New Defence Offset Guidelines: Challenges Ahead

MoD has to assume the leadership role and provide some kind of a single-window service to the defence industry to steer the offsets in a direction that helps achieve the...

Amit Cowshish |
November 30, 2012 |
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The Second India-China SED

The SED is an important forum that can render valuable service to the cause of greater economic cooperation and work like an effective confidence building measure.

Prashant Kumar Singh |
November 30, 2012 |
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Obama’s Visit to Myanmar

Obama’s visit strengthens the hands of President U Thein Sein and has raised expectation that it would encourage the Myanmar government to address the democratisation and ethnic challenges.

Udai Bhanu Singh |
November 29, 2012 |
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Four Years Hence: A Review of the Coastal Security Mechanism

While India has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for securing the country’s coasts, there is still a great deal to be done in terms of addressing issues relating to...

Pushpita Das |
November 26, 2012 |
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“Peace” for Gaza: Lessons from Israel’s “brutish” stand-off with Hamas

Both sides appear to have wisely avoided a gruelling battle of attrition by opting for a tactical truce - not seemingly on account of a preference for peace but because...

Abhijit Singh |
November 26, 2012 |
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Towards an Asia-Pacific Alliance

Coincidentally or not, China’s maritime disputes with its neighbours in the littoral have been gaining global attention ever since Obama’s announcement in January 2012 of his country’s “pivot” strategy in...

Sarosh Bana |
November 26, 2012 |
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What did China Gain at the End of the Fighting in November 1962?

By first crossing the McMahon Line and then retreating north beyond the McMahon Line on the conclusion of hostilities, the Chinese only served to further reinforce the validity of the...

R. S. Kalha |
November 21, 2012 |
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India-Japan Join Hands to Challenge China’s Rare Earth Monopoly

The most interesting aspect of India and Japan coming together is that they are also proposing to engage with other states where REEs are available for excavation.

Ajey Lele |
November 20, 2012 |
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