Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

India’s Defence Budget 2020-21

Considering that the defence capital expenditure already accounts for a very high share in the central government’s overall capital spend, any substantial hike in the former’s share looks less likely....

Laxman Kumar Behera |
February 04, 2020 |
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Air Defence Command – A Bold Test Case

The proposal to create an Air Defence Command is a bold move. Rather than resorting to less contentious issues to commence the integration process, the CDS has selected a very...

Kishore Kumar Khera |
January 27, 2020 |
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Kudankulam: One Incident, Many Facets

The existing approach to cyber security is heavily tilted towards practising deterrence by denial, essentially by building defences. However, the concept of deterrence needs further tweaking to make it workable...

Cherian Samuel , Munish Sharma |
December 16, 2019 |
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Aircraft Carriers – The Keystone to India’s Maritime Security

Considering the wide expanse to be covered on both sides of the Indian Peninsula, and the possibility of concurrent operations on either side, it is imperative that India maintains an...

Roby Thomas |
October 30, 2019 |
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‘No First Use’ is Not Sacrosanct: Need a Theatre-Specific Posture for Flexible Options

Nuclear doctrines and postures are dynamic processes that evolve with the security environment. Twenty years after India’s nuclear doctrine was first drafted, the time is ripe for a comprehensive review...

A. Vinod Kumar |
August 27, 2019 |
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India’s Defence Budget 2019-20

With the latest Union budget keeping the MoD interim allocation unchanged, the MoD has an uphill task in managing its resources and in funding its modernisation programmes.

Laxman Kumar Behera |
July 08, 2019 |
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Rising US-Iran Hostilities and Challenges for India

While India is likely to meet the shortfall in its crude oil imports, the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran have the potential to either seriously damage India’s ties with Iran...

Is Indian Military Aviation Reorienting?

For the first time in the history of military aviation in India, helicopters have surpassed fighter aircraft in terms of sheer numbers. Are the Indian Armed Forces reorienting for helicopter...

Kishore Kumar Khera |
May 07, 2019 |
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India’s Tryst with 5G

A slight push in the right direction would be much more productive and efficient, such as treating telecommunications as a utility rather than a market, and building innovation and IPR...

Munish Sharma |
March 20, 2019 |
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Border is the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Rather than frittering away its limited leverage on issues such as refugees, settlements or borders, the international community should focus on borders as a means of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
March 05, 2019 |
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A no-deal Brexit and its implications

The implications of a no-deal Brexit, particularly on EU-UK trade relations, security and the rights of the citizens, would be grave and irreparable.

Rajeesh Kumar |
February 22, 2019 |
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MMRCA Mess and the Need for Professionalism in the Defence Acquisition Process

The CAG report relating to the Indian Air Force has highlighted various anomalies and the unprofessional manner in which defence acquisitions are handled.

Vinay Kaushal |
February 22, 2019 |
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Interim Defence Budget 2019-20

The eight per cent hike in the interim defence budget 2019-20 is bound to further intensify the resource problem of the MoD, which is already battling a massive shortage of...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
February 04, 2019 |
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Japan’s Strategic Calculations: Constraints and Responses

As the East Asian regional order becomes fragmented, how is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe managing Tokyo’s strategic interests within the US-Japan-China relations?

Titli Basu |
January 17, 2019 |
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China’s Big Push for Solar Energy

China has managed to establish an edge in solar energy manufacturing and technology, and any shift in its solar policy is likely to affect countries looking to increase their solar...

Chithra Purushothaman |
December 31, 2018 |
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Bhutan National Assembly Elections 2018: A Mandate for Change?

Voters in Bhutan have shown their political maturity by bringing in a new government, which is an indicator of growing awareness about their rights and their role in holding governments...

Nihar R. Nayak , Rajrajeshwari Singh , Ashok K. Behuria |
November 12, 2018 |
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75 Years Later, Are Lessons From the Bari Incident Still Relevant?

While planning and executing kinetic operations, it is essential to look at various facets of force application including the possibilities of accidents or surprise attacks by the adversary.

Kishore Kumar Khera |
November 08, 2018 |
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Nepal-China Transit Agreement: An Evaluation

Nepal’s quest for an alternate transit country with a view to reducing its dependence on India succeeded with the finalisation of the text for the Protocol of Transit Transport Agreement...

Nihar R. Nayak |
September 27, 2018 |
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The 2018 Maldivian Presidential Elections: Two-horse Race between Development and Reforms

The forthcoming presidential election is a contest between Yameen’s pledge to bring about a transformational change with mega-projects and Solih’s pledge to end presidential tyranny, injustice and corruption

Gulbin Sultana |
September 17, 2018 |
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Land Ahoy! Debarment Systems in Ministry of Defence start Coming of Age

It is administratively easy and politically appealing to debar an errant entity, but the unintended consequences of debarment can be challenging to handle in high-technology areas such as defence

Sandeep Verma |
September 11, 2018 |
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