IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

India’s Iran Defiance

The American inability to provide effective leadership in the Middle East is a sufficient incentive for Indian defiance over unilateral oil sanctions against Iran. Yes, this defiance has difficulties and...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
March 19, 2012 |
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India’s Iran Defiance

The American inability to provide effective leadership in the Middle East is a sufficient incentive for Indian defiance over unilateral oil sanctions against Iran. Yes, this defiance has difficulties and...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
March 19, 2012 |
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New Delhi BRICS Summit: New Prospects, But More Challenges?

The real challenges for the New Delhi summit are issues that are linked not only with the future of BRICS but also with the conduct and approach of its members...

Jagannath P. Panda |
March 19, 2012 |
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UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka: India’s Options

India must use the opportunity to extract a commitment from Sri Lanka to initiate a serious process of dialogue aimed at evolving a political solution to the Tamil issue.

Gulbin Sultana |
March 19, 2012 |
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The Perils of Strategic NCO and Tactical General

War is a too serious a business to be left to NCOs and Generals must be involved both at the strategic and tactical levels to ensure the moral and disciplined...

P. K. Gautam |
March 15, 2012 |
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Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: A Policy in Making

India should thus take a regional lead to push Bhutan’s idea of ecological preservation forward, an action which will further generate goodwill and understanding between the two countries.

Medha Bisht |
March 15, 2012 |
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The New US-North Korea Nuclear Understanding

The real test of the latest deal will be when the IAEA inspectors visit North Korea’s nuclear facility and file their report on the moratorium.

Preeti Nalwa |
March 14, 2012 |
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Iran in the Israeli Calculus

Israel is likely to calculate that it would better to wait and use diplomacy to push the major global and regional powers towards some kind of a joint venture against...

Jagdish N Singh |
March 13, 2012 |
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Gilgit Baltistan: Neither ‘in’ Pakistan Nor ‘of’ it?

Pakistan has failed to address the aspirations of the people under subjugation in PoK leading to frequent political outbursts as being witnessed now, outbursts that are only likely to grow...

Priyanka Singh |
March 06, 2012 |
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A Critique of MoD’s Joint Venture Guidelines

The intention of the JV guidelines notwithstanding, the policy document suffers from certain weaknesses which may impact its objective of enhancing national defence industrial capability.

Laxman Kumar Behera |
March 05, 2012 |
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A Critique of MoD’s Joint Venture Guidelines

The intention of the JV guidelines notwithstanding, the policy document suffers from certain weaknesses which may impact its objective of enhancing national defence industrial capability.

Laxman Kumar Behera |
March 05, 2012 |
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Vice-President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States

Xi Jinping tried his best to lower the temperature by suggesting that the vast Pacific Ocean has ‘ample space’ for both China and the United States.

R. S. Kalha |
March 01, 2012 |
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Reopening the Debate on Limited War

The commentary makes the case for reopening the Limited War debate in order to inform explicit articulation of a Limited War doctrine.

Ali Ahmed |
February 29, 2012 |
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Anti-Talk ULFA Faction: Why a Comeback is Unlikely

Given the hostility of Assamese society to indiscriminate violence and the sullied image of the ULFA leaders due to their amassing of wealth through extortions, the anti-talk ULFA faction would...

Namrata Goswami |
February 29, 2012 |
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Obama and the Israel-Palestine Peace Process

The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is so dependent on the vagaries of the US political and electoral system that any change in administration in November 2012 would certainly make or delay...

Sam Kuruvilla |
February 27, 2012 |
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Growing Maoist Activism in Assam: Sinister and Calculated Moves

Although law enforcement agencies have been receiving timely reports about growing Maoist activities in Assam, it appears that they do not pay much attention to the issue.

Nihar R. Nayak |
February 24, 2012 |
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A Gloomy Syrian Scenario

Overthrowing Bashar is likely to result in an Islamist regime, which might turn out to be far worse for the country’s Kurdish, Christian, Druze and Armenian minorities.

Jagdish N Singh |
February 24, 2012 |
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Antony’s Visit to Saudi Arabia: Boosting Defence Ties

Strengthening defence ties and broadening defence engagement between India and Saudi Arabia was the principal objective of Antony’s visit to Riyadh.

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
February 21, 2012 |
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Silence on Syria is no option

The growing violence and regional unpopularity of the Assad regime forced India to give up its erstwhile silence on Syria and vote against it both in the Security Council and...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
February 21, 2012 |
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Developments in the Maldives and India’s Options

Knowing how slippery the democratic playfield can be and having a sense of who actually has fouled, as a sort of friendly referee, India should award a free kick to...

A.K. Banerjee |
February 21, 2012 |
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