IDSA Comments

Given the legacy of defence cooperation and ongoing projects, Russia will remain for the foreseeable future India’s major defence partner.

• Amit Kumar
• July 29, 2011 |
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Replacing the Assam Rifles with the BSF along the Indo-Myanmar will be a sub-optimal option to ensure security in the Northeast region.

• Shivananda H
• July 29, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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An anti-nuclear movement in India would remain largely a marginal movement with sporadic spurts depending on the issue at hand, the site in question and the political parties involved.

• Jayita Sarkar
• July 28, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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The desire for visibility incentivises groups like the Indian Mujahideen to engage in ‘costly-signalling’ through terror strikes.

• Namrata Goswami
• July 27, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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Terrorists are often wealthy, well-employed, and middle class and those who support terrorist causes are often also of a higher income bracket.

• Ellie B. Hearne
• July 25, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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If India ratifies the CSC, both the right of the operator for recourse against the supplier and any third party action against the supplier would be nullified, thus providing American companies a singular advantage.

• G. Balachandran
• July 22, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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If adequate attention is not given to reintegrating former LTTE militants, there are chances that they may resort to criminal or militant activities for their livelihood.

• N. Manoharan
• July 21, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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In the existing situation, any effort to do away with the pegging arrangement would further invite capital flight from Nepal and thus affect business, trade and other economic activities.

• Hari Bansh Jha
• July 21, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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With India’s security apparatus once again standing exposed and the security overhaul envisaged after 26/11 being still a work in progress, it is time for some harsh introspection.

• Shruti Pandalai
• July 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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The larger issue which the GSAT-12 launch brings to the fore is that of the mounting demand for satellite transponders and India’s capabilities in this regard.

• Ajey Lele
• July 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments
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