IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

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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The Gaza Escalation

With reports noting that the Israeli government had authorised the mobilisation of close to 75,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion, international attention is currently focussed on preventing this...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
November 20, 2012 |
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Can Israel Afford the Risk of Operation Cast Lead Part 2?

While the United States stands committed to Israel, though in a much muted tone, there has been outrage in the region, particularly from Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia as well as...

Rajeev Agarwal |
November 19, 2012 |
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China to Launch Satellite for Sri Lanka: India’s Missed Opportunity?

India has much to learn from China with regard to using space as an ‘instrument of influence’ and also needs to expand the global footprint of its expertise.

Ajey Lele |
November 16, 2012 |
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Japan-China spat over the Senkakus shows no sign of abating

To avoid further deterioration in the bilateral relationship, both Japan and China need to now abandon their hard-line stance and stop escalating nationalistic sentiments among their people.

Pranamita Baruah |
November 14, 2012 |
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India and the Outgoing Chinese Leadership: Change with Continuity

A noticeable aspect of the close political relationship between India and China is the fact that in spite of changes in regimes the relationship has continued to grow.

R N Das |
November 14, 2012 |
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Cut in Defence Budget 2012-13: Prospects and Consequences

On the capital side, there may not be much of an adverse impact of reduction in allocation if the MMRCA contract gets pushed to the next year. On the revenue...

Amit Cowshish |
November 14, 2012 |
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Change of Guard in China: The Context and the Actors

Due to circumstances prevailing inside and outside China, a lot is expected from the new leaders and thus this leadership change is a vastly important process for China and for...

Avinash Godbole |
November 12, 2012 |
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The Current Talibani Assault on the Pakistani Nation

What is worrying is that the Army is clearly abandoning its earlier pretence of readiness to take the Islamic zealots head on and sections of the establishment seem more willing...

P. K. Upadhyay |
November 12, 2012 |
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DF-41: China’s answer to the US BMD efforts

US efforts to improve and expand its BMD system would degrade Chinese nuclear retaliatory capability thus forcing China to go for a qualitative and quantitative improvement of its nuclear force...

Arjun Subramanian P |
November 12, 2012 |
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Aftermath of Begum Khaleda Zia`s Visit to India

The goodwill built up during Khaleda Zia’s recent India visit needs to be capitalised upon judiciously, by keeping a manifestly even-handed stance on the internal politics of Bangladesh.

Gautam Sen |
November 12, 2012 |
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Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Programme: Is it the only Threat?

At the core of the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme is the challenge to West Asia’s balance of power from Iran’s growing sphere of influence, which now stretches through Iraq...

Rajeev Agarwal |
November 09, 2012 |
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Chinese Aircraft Industry’s New J-31 Stealth Fighter: Implications for India

Instead of inducting another fourth generation aircraft under the MMRCA programme, it may be better to replace the MMRCA with a mix of F-35s and increased numbers of Su-30MKI and...

Vivek Kapur |
November 09, 2012 |
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A Siachen Resolution: Why Now?

India should put Pakistan on parole and watch its behaviour for 20 years before even beginning to think of any concessions in Siachen or elsewhere.

Ramesh Phadke |
November 08, 2012 |
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