Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

Voter’s Dilemma: Data Leaks and Electoral Interventions

The DNC and En Marche hacking instances offer a peek into the future: data leaks and cyber means of electoral intervention are likely to become an unfortunate and inevitable part...

Munish Sharma |
May 22, 2017 |
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Modi Redefines India’s Palestine Policy

Behind the media hype about India's ‘unwavering support' for the Palestinian cause, there is a subtle but unmistakable shift in its policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

P. R. Kumaraswamy |
May 18, 2017 |
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India-Turkey Relations: Frozen in Time?

India-Turkey relations are expected to gradually move in a positive direction based on new found interests and some common grounds.

AIIB Chronicle: China’s Ambition Behind Infrastructure Investment

AIIB is a Chinese dominated bank and the Chinese excitement about AIIB is based on the control and strategic clout that Beijing, the bank’s main architect, wields over its functioning.

Jagannath P. Panda |
March 21, 2017 |
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How Nagas Perceive the Creation of Seven Additional Districts in Manipur

Naga leaders have alleged that Naga villages have been merged with non-Naga areas to form the new districts and that the Manipur Government did not consult all stake holders including...

Sushil Kumar Sharma |
March 15, 2017 |
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When the Taiwanese Came Calling: Chinese Reaction and the Indian Response

Clarity, firmness and sticking to the positive territory of the relations have to be essential elements in India’s approach towards Taiwan.

Prashant Kumar Singh |
March 03, 2017 |
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India – UAE Relations: New Dimension to Strategic Partnership

As India seeks to enhance economic engagement and deepen security cooperation with the Gulf, it finds a willing partner in the UAE.

Meena Singh Roy , Md. Muddassir Quamar |
February 17, 2017 |
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India’s Participation in CPEC: The Ifs and Buts

Isolated statements from China and Pakistan soliciting India’s participation in CPEC could be part of a strategic mind-game. India must consider engaging astutely in this mind-game.

Priyanka Singh |
February 17, 2017 |
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Between Hope and Despair: Trump and the Future of the United Nations

Guterres has to forcefully convey to the new US administration that the US-UN relationship is a two-way street, where both parties need each other to safeguard their respective interests.

Rajeesh Kumar |
February 10, 2017 |
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India’s Defence Budget 2017-18: An Analysis

While certain changes in the format of the defence Demand for Grants have brought even more complexity to the task of estimating India’s official defence budget, the fact remains that...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
February 03, 2017 |
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Suriname’s Armed Forces – Capability Compromised

Suriname’s national army remains critically deficient in terms of air transport and maritime surveillance aircraft. It is an open question whether country’s armed forces will prove equal to the task...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
February 02, 2017 |
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Defence Budget 2017-18: What the Macro-Economic Factors Foretell

If the defence expenditure relationship to the GDP of 1.65 per cent is maintained, we may see a budget estimate (BE) for defence expenditure of Rs. 285,000 crores, against the...

Vinay Kaushal |
January 31, 2017 |
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New Year Attack in Istanbul: Predictable and Preventable!

While the New Year attack in Istanbul underscores Turkey’s endemic vulnerabilities, India too needs to be on guard. Messaging by the ISIS is often followed by action.

Prabha Rao |
January 30, 2017 |
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Defence Modernisation: A Silver Lining in the Dark Clouds?

The presentation of the Union budget on February 1 is expected to ensure full utilisation of allocated funds and will ensure that ‘New Schemes’ can be processed, approved and contracted...

Vinay Kaushal |
January 27, 2017 |
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China’s White Paper on Asia Pacific Security Cooperation: An Assessment

Through this white paper, China has affirmed its regional ambitions and aims to shape the regional security agenda in the Asia Pacific on its stated terms.

Abhay Kumar Singh |
January 19, 2017 |
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Destination India for Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017

The 2017 Conference also comes at a time when the existing international discourses on securing cyberspace, whether it be the UNGGE process or the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), seem to...

Cherian Samuel |
January 16, 2017 |
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China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal

While the December 2016 White Paper sheds enough light on China’s growing ambitions in the space sector, it at the same time only reveals what China wants the rest of...