IDSA Comments

After decades of false starts, AI/ Robotics technologies today appear to be at an inflection point, making rapid advancements which are considered significant enough to usher in a new revolution in military affairs

• R S Panwar
• January 31, 2018 |
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Weapon development programs are successful when technological innovations are matched with national strategic goals. Further development of the Agni-5 should be based on the objectives of adding to the overall combat potential and augmenting deterrence.

• Kishore Kumar Khera
• January 25, 2018 |
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Pakistan’s determination to build the Diamer Basha Dam (DBD) project with indigenous funding may prove even more difficult than obtaining foreign funding.

• Priyanka Singh
• January 23, 2018 |
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Turkey's resolve to dislodge the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, will be seriously tested by the US and Russian opposition to military action against the Kurds.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• January 22, 2018 |
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Is the termination of an unprecedented 40-year production run of the F-16 an indication of the beginning of the end for this versatile combat aircraft?

• Kishore Kumar Khera
• January 19, 2018 |
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The declaration of the Disturbed Area provision is fundamentally at odds with the mutually accommodative integration endeavour of the Nagas with the Indian Union as envisioned in the 2015 framework agreement.

• Gautam Sen
• January 16, 2018 |
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The Nigerian Air Force’s impending acquisition of the JF-17 is a cautionary tale of the need for armed forces everywhere to assess their respective operational environment in a realistic manner and then devise an appropriate equipment procurement strategy.

• Kishore Kumar Khera
• January 16, 2018 |
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Advanced technologies and supercomputing have accelerated the pace of research and development in the field of nuclear fusion.

• Atul Pant
• January 10, 2018 |
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Since the deportation of illegal migrants is not feasible, the only option before the government is to let them reside in the country on humanitarian grounds but after stripping them of all citizenship rights.

• Pushpita Das
• January 04, 2018 |
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A stronger partnership and enhanced cooperation should be prioritised by both sides if the full potential of this engagement is to be realised.

• Ashok Sajjanhar
• January 04, 2018 |
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