Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

INS Vikramaditya – Deployment Options for India

With the INS Vikramaditya’s arrival in India, it is time to undertake a dispassionate assessment of the ship’s possible uses and deployment options. The Indian navy would be well served...

Abhijit Singh |
January 21, 2014 |
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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Thinking and the Pakistani Connection

Riyadh anticipates that in the long run a nuclear Iran will be challenging Saudi’s proxy conflicts with Iran in states like Palestine, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. Amidst such concerns, Riyadh’s...

Reshmi Kazi |
January 07, 2014 |
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Chinese intrusions across the LAC

China’s border intrusions have been bolstered by a steady and committed expansion of its military hardware and infrastructure in Tibet and neighbouring provinces. The improvement of surface transportation near the...

Namrata Goswami |
December 17, 2013 |
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Iran Nuclear Deal: The Fine Print

The November 24, 2013 Joint Plan of Action between Iran and its P5+1 interlocutors is the first agreement since November 2004 that contains Iran’s acceptance of certain short-term limitations on...

India-Japan Relations: New Opportunities

The Emperor of Japan and his wife are visiting India. 60-years ago they had laid the foundation stone of India International Centre. The visit will further strengthen India-Japan strategic partnership...

Arvind Gupta |
November 29, 2013 |
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China’s Reactor Sale to Pakistan: The Known Unknowns

The reported offer of China to sell 1000 MWe reactors to Pakistan has raised a number of issues. China applied for NSG membership in 2004 only after being satisfied that...

G. Balachandran , Kapil Patil |
November 15, 2013 |
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Urenco is up for sale, is India interested?

If Chinese companies eventually end up bidding for Urenco, there is no reason why Indian companies should not do so. India can form a joint-venture with counterparts in Brazil, South...

A. Vinod Kumar |
November 13, 2013 |
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Syria and the OPCW: Taking a Stock of the Situation

The joint OPCW-UN team mandated to assist Syria with the elimination of its chemical weapon programme by mid-2014 may not be realistic. As in the case of Russia and the...

Sudarshan Bhutani |
October 17, 2013 |
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Post-Morsi Egypt: Saudi Manoeuvring and Iranian Dilemma

The issue brief analyses the changing patterns of relationship of Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two major players in the Gulf, with Egypt in the backdrop of the removal of...

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
September 27, 2013 |
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Defence Technology Indigenisation: Need to go beyond Lip Service

Though public-private partnerships is encouraged, privately the government continues to retain its monopoly on research and development and defence production through the DRDO, the ordnance factories and the defence PSUs.

Gurmeet Kanwal |
September 19, 2013 |
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Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio: The Way Forward

After wining the elections, Hassan Rouhani has insisted that Iran is ‘ready to show more transparency’ over its nuclear programme, but has also affirmed that it has ‘inalienable rights’ to...

Maoists Link in Odisha: Case of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh

The Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS), an association of peasants, bonded labours and the tribal, is a classic case of a popular movement being hijacked by the Maoists to get...

Anshuman Behera |
August 05, 2013 |
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Defence Offset Guidelines – A Languorous Journey So Far

Several issues have been raised in the last one year, one such issue concerns the need for amending the policy to enable the MoD to demand offsets in specific area(s)...

Amit Cowshish |
August 05, 2013 |
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Iran under Hassan Rohani: Imperatives for the region and India

The victory of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani as the President and his accommodative overtures have potentials of driving Iran into a new era of relationship with the neighbourhood as well...

Rajeev Agarwal |
July 19, 2013 |
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The Increasing Complexity of the Internationalised Syrian Conflict

Into its third year, the Syrian conflict has been fuelled by a multiplicity of interest groups and countries, overshadowing the initial cause of the protests. Gains for either side in...

Melissa M. Cyrill |
July 08, 2013 |
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Evolution of Aerial Combat

Trends towards direct energy weapons (DEW), though yet to be fully mature and battle proven, indicate a major shift in the conduct of aerial combat in the coming decades.

Vivek Kapur |
July 08, 2013 |
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Does China Mix Business with Politics?

China maintains a twin track relationship with most countries. While its political differences are handled diplomatically it has continued to engage such nations economically.

Mandip Singh |
June 21, 2013 |
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Domination of Pakistan by Radical Islamists

The assertions of the new Pakistan government of Nawaz Sharif to de-radicalise the society by engaging the Radical Islamists (RIs) in a dialogue and accommodation with them in reality means,...

P. K. Upadhyay |
June 14, 2013 |
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Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 – A Ringside View

Buy (Indian)’ the most important policy decision introduced through DPP 2013 suggests that it should be the first option or the most preferred category. It, however, gives rise to many...

Amit Cowshish |
June 11, 2013 |
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Li Keqiang Visit to Pakistan: Assessing the Outcome

Wide-ranging agreements and proposals were signed and discussed during Li’s visit to Pakistan. The emphasis between the two countries continues to be ‘strategic’ – ‘strategic communication’ and ‘reinforcing strategic and...

Mandip Singh |
June 05, 2013 |
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