Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

Defence Budget 2018-19: The Imperative of Controlling Manpower Cost

Like in the past several years, the defence budget for 2018-19 also grew marginally, with much of the growth being cornered by rising manpower cost.

Laxman Kumar Behera |
February 02, 2018 |
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Defence Budget under stress: Can 2018-19 be the catalyst for change?

Innovative ways will have to be examined and existing systems, practices and procedures need to be questioned for finding optimum solutions to relieve budget stress.

Vinay Kaushal |
January 29, 2018 |
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Post Doklam, India needs to watch China’s bullish economics led cultural embrace of South Asia

Doklam brought into perspective the fractured relationship between India and China on the global stage and increased fears of China’s growing unilateralism as it inexorably broadens its interests and sphere...

Shruti Pandalai |
January 01, 2018 |
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Is it Jerusalem or Jerusalems?

Jerusalem is a theological, geographical, historical, archaeological, political and emotional issue with contested claims and overlapping legacies.

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
December 15, 2017 |
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The Indian Air Force’s Declining Squadron Strength – Options and Challenges

The IAF is not without options, all of which are currently at some stage of realization. What is lacking is a sense of urgency on the part of all the...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
November 03, 2017 |
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How North Korea was Armed

China and to a lesser extent Pakistan have helped North Korea with its nuclear and missile development programmes.

Prabha Rao |
October 30, 2017 |
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Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System: Issues and Challenges

Implementation of high-tech solutions without adequately trained personnel is unlikely to help the Border Security Force achieve the goal of foolproof border surveillance.

Pushpita Das |
October 04, 2017 |
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High Fuel Prices: Does the End Justify the Means?

The contentious discourse in the media ignores the implications of state taxes on rising fuel prices.

Vinay Kaushal |
September 27, 2017 |
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India-Japan and ‘Confluence of the Two Seas’: Ten years on

The India-Japan ‘action-oriented partnership’ is founded on the pillars of mutuality of interests, shared universal values and commonality of vision in the Indo-Pacific.

Titli Basu |
September 13, 2017 |
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Barcelona Attacks: India has Cause for Disquiet

It is perhaps time to regulate incendiary sermons which radicalise vulnerable sections of society.

Prabha Rao |
September 12, 2017 |
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Venezuela’s Political Crisis: Continuing Chaos

While the willingness of the Maduro regime to silence the opposition is cause for concern, far more worrying is the prospect of the new Constituent Assembly rewriting the Constitution to...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
August 09, 2017 |
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Transfer of Defence Technology: Moving beyond Self-Reliance towards Technological Superiority

Foreign collaborations optimised for profit, risk-sharing and a common goal of achieving technological superiority could well enable India to break into the global market in select areas.

Kevin A. Desouza |
July 31, 2017 |
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The Protracted Brazilian Crisis

In the backdrop of various corruption scandals marring the political scenario in Brazil, the 2018 general elections will probably be marked by uncertainties and contradictions of the competing coalition politics.

Erik Ribeiro |
July 21, 2017 |
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China-Pakistan Water Axis on the Indus

Consisting of five major hydropower projects including the Diamer Bhasha Dam, the North Indus Cascade will cut across Gilgit Baltistan as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Priyanka Singh |
July 19, 2017 |
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EMBRAER: Brazil’s Aviation Success Story

It is difficult for India’s aviation sector to replicate EMBRAER’s success without perhaps a reorientation of priorities.

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
July 03, 2017 |
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Unpacking China’s White Paper on Maritime Cooperation under BRI

The vision document considers maritime security cooperation as a lynchpin in the MSR and attempts to redesign the existing maritime security architecture in the oceanic arena of MSR.

Abhay Kumar Singh |
June 28, 2017 |
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Does Acquisition of Critical Technologies through ToT truly benefit India?

While developing critical defence technologies has undeniable benefits, their acquisition through Transfers of Technology brings numerous complexities and eventually may deliver limited benefits.

Kevin A. Desouza |
June 20, 2017 |
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Paraguay’s Military: Internal Security Challenges vs Bloc Obsolescence

Paraguay’s military faces the twin challenges of maintaining internal and external security, and fighting narco-trafficking while facing bloc obsolescence of its existing assets.

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
June 12, 2017 |
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India Gears Up to Enter the Eurasian Integration Path

As India enters the Eurasian integration path, it needs to be aware that there is an emerging trend in favour of intra-regional cooperation in Central Asia.

P. Stobdan |
June 07, 2017 |
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St. Petersburg Metro Bombing: Al Qaeda Redux

The Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for the April 3 metro bombing in St. Petersburg and conveyed that the attack was retaliation against Russia’s targeting of jihadis in Syria,...

Prabha Rao |
May 25, 2017 |
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