IDSA Comments

“Weapons differentiate between Air Forces and Flying Clubs” is an often heard adage. Weapons capability is an integral part of an Air Power matrix. In the last three months, a number of successful indigenous weapons trials in India indicate a positive move in the right direction even if a little late in certain cases and after multiple failures in others. India’s dependence on foreign vendors for weapons and weapon platforms is well known and it is the largest importer of weaponry.

• Kishore Kumar Khera
• November 27, 2017 |
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It may be appropriate if the US were to complement its substantial humanitarian and economic assistance by encouraging or even exerting pressure on Myanmar to implement the KAC recommendations.

• Gautam Sen
• November 27, 2017 |
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India should invest in creating a competitive solar module sector across the manufacturing chain, from procuring primary resources to the finished product.

• Shebonti Ray Dadwal
• November 22, 2017 |
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The benchmark price could be different from the initial cost estimate because, in many cases, the negotiation stage is reached several years after in-principle approval.

• Amit Cowshish
• November 20, 2017 |
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Crown Prince Salman has been using oil as a tool to further his political ambitions both domestically and internationally, and Saudi Aramco acts as a nucleus around which his ambitions revolve.

• Chithra Purushothaman
• November 16, 2017 |
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A long coastline, ports, and availability of airfields all make Odisha a strategic asset that provides considerable leverage for securing India’s national interests and enhancing influence in South East Asia.

• Bhabani Das
• November 13, 2017 |
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Xi envisions China as a key player in shaping the new global order with Chinese characteristics. His grand strategy is in consonance with the Chinese strategic culture of ‘thinking deep and far’

• G.G. Dwivedi
• November 10, 2017 |
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The inclusion of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Charter of the Communist Party of China indicates that it is not merely an economic policy but rather a ‘political project’.

• Jagannath P. Panda
• November 07, 2017 |
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On October 12, 2017, Fatah and Hamas, the two dominant factions in Palestinian politics, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo to end their decade-long conflict.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• November 03, 2017 |
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Trump’s new policy statement on Iran has enveloped the UNSC-approved Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in a shroud of uncertainty that could lead to further instability in conflict-ridden West Asia.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• October 24, 2017 |
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