Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

Is the Return of Shinzo Abe Good News for India?

With Abe taking a nationalistic stance and confronting China over the Senkakus, India-Japan cooperation could suffer since it does not seem to be in India’s interest to confront China.

Adrien Frossard |
January 08, 2013 |
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LDP “Take(s) Back Japan”: The creation of a national military is on Abe’s agenda

Although Shinzo Abe is aggressively pushing for revising the Constitution, the LDP’s ally, New Komeito, remains opposed to the idea arguing that it will change the nature and duties of...

Shamshad A. Khan |
December 26, 2012 |
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Chinese Aerial Patrols Over Senkaku Islands

China’s escalation of the Senkaku ownership dispute by commencing air patrols over the islands by OSA aircraft has the potential to trigger a war between China and Japan.

Vivek Kapur |
December 24, 2012 |
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SINAI: The Middle East’s New Hot Spot

Since the revolution that toppled Mubarak, Sinai has become a no man’s land where jihadists from Egypt and Gaza as well as local Bedouins have begun to engage in militant...

Rajeev Agarwal |
November 30, 2012 |
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Officers’ Promotion Policy in the Army

It is desirable that policies are not tinkered with after every change of command and are allowed to stabilise over a period of 5 to 10 years before they are...

Rumel Dahiya , Vivek Chadha |
November 30, 2012 |
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Renewed American Engagement with Nepal’s Maoists

America’s removal of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party from the list of global terrorist groups not only recognises the party’s transformation from a “violent” political outfit to a political party committed...

Monalisa Adhikari |
November 27, 2012 |
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Political Stalemate and Transitional Justice in Post-conflict Nepal

Failure to provide justice will significantly undermine the capacity of the state to uphold the rule of law and undermine the foundations of the new institutions that are being instituted.

Monalisa Adhikari |
November 21, 2012 |
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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and Civil Nuclear Liability

The Right of Recourse embedded in the Indian nuclear liability law has ensured that more than four years after the NSG granted exemption to enable nuclear commerce with India, India...

G. Balachandran , Kapil Patil |
November 09, 2012 |
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The Likely Composition of the Central Military Commission of the 18th Party Congress of China

There are major changes in the CMC, with eight out of 12 members likely to bow out of office. The cascading effect on the change of guard in the General...

Mandip Singh |
October 31, 2012 |
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Arab Spring: Aspirations Met Or Dreams Unfulfilled?

As we move into the second winter of the Arab Spring, this Issue Brief attempts to take stock of the progress of the Arab Spring and examine whether the aspirations...

Rajeev Agarwal |
October 26, 2012 |
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Corruption in Administration: Evaluating the Kautilyan Antecedents

The significance of Arthasastra for the issue of corruption in contemporary times lies in Kautilya’s realisation that corruption in government is inevitable but can be combated through a set of...

Tarun Kumar |
October 12, 2012 |
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Indian Army: Internal Challenges In Capability Building And Retention

The Army, being the largest service and fielding the largest array of equipment, needs to improve its own processes by carrying out an internal analysis and taking effective steps to...

Rumel Dahiya |
October 11, 2012 |
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What the Chinese White Paper Says on Diao Yu Dao? An Opportunity to Revisit the Issue

This Issue Brief presents the historical and legal debate surrounding the dispute and in the process underscores the inconsistencies and weaknesses in the Chinese claims.

Prashant Kumar Singh |
October 10, 2012 |
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India’s Disarmament Myths and Political Realities*

There is a need to debate both the necessity and desirability of nuclear disarmament without being burdened by India’s idealistic aspirations and unfounded assumptions about the heft that this premature...

Yogesh Joshi |
October 10, 2012 |
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The Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio and the NAM Summit

Though the NAM Summit was an important occasion for Iran to showcase its diplomatic acceptability, its impact on the future contours of the Iranian nuclear imbroglio will likely be minimal.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
September 19, 2012 |
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Are the Armed Forces Game for 3PL?

3PL support has not become integral to the defence forces’ administrative functions yet. Considering the funds that can be saved, manpower that can be freed to train for operational readiness,...

Venu Gopal |
September 17, 2012 |
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Arab Spring and the Non-Arabs of West Asia

Iran, Israel and Turkey have adopted a two pronged approach to deal with the Arab Spring: avoid the negative consequences of the uprisings while at the same time deriving mileage...

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
September 07, 2012 |
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China’s Defence Minister in India: Raising Military Relations to the Next Level?

General Liang’s visit could see the emergence of a fresh agenda in military cooperation, one which can set the course for a more meaningful and positive interaction between the two...

Mandip Singh |
September 04, 2012 |
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The Arrest of Abu Jundal: An Assessment and Recommendations

The arrest of Abu Jundal yet again proves to the world community that it is not merely groups like LeT that need to be dealt with expeditiously, but also Pakistan’s...

Vivek Chadha |
July 20, 2012 |
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The Rupee Crunch and India- Bhutan Economic Engagement*

While loans, grants and lines of credit offer a solution to deal with immediate crises, it is important to gauge the long-term impact of such Indian policies on India-Bhutan relations.

Medha Bisht |
July 16, 2012 |
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