The pivotal question is whether a judicial intervention, in the absence of any political stimulus, can make a meaningful difference to the disarmament movement.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• April 06, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The two heads of expenditure which have witnessed significant growth in the defence budget 2016-17 are the salary component of the armed forces and the defence pensions.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• March 03, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Sustaining and building defence capabilty is a continuous process. It requires both adequate budget allocations and full, efficient and judicous utilisation of the allocated budget. This does not appear to have happened in the immediate past and the trend appears to continue in the current year.

• Vinay Kaushal |
• February 23, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Hitherto, the India-China border dispute was largely a land-air contingency. Now, the PLA Navy’s presence in the IOR adds the third dimension and needs to be factored in future planning and preparations.

• Mandip Singh |
• February 22, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

India needs to start thinking about seeking a greater transformation in China from authoritarianism to embrace the culture of Buddhism and the impact such a change may entail for enduring relations between India and China.

• P. Stobdan |
• February 19, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The increase in demand for small satellites is not supported by the best launch options. Various existing options have huge limitations. It is believed that ‘proliferation’ of small satellites technology is possible only if reliable and cost-effective launch options are made available.

• Ajey Lele , Tushar Shrivastav |
• February 04, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

It will be wrong to conclude that Egypt will remain unfree for too long. Did Napoleon’s accession to power put an end to the French Revolution?

• K. P. Fabian |
• February 03, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The Centre needs to focus on setting up mechanisms to ensure rehabilitation of displaced persons and surrendered militants as well as their participation in governance

• Sushil Kumar Sharma |
• February 02, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

India needs to take advantage of its historically close and friendly ties with Tanzania and step up its ties with that country, perhaps by scheduling a visit of Prime Minister Modi at the earliest.

• Debnath Shaw |
• January 22, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Modi and Putin are all set not only to straighten the loose ends of existing projects but also bring new big items on the table.

• P. Stobdan |
• December 23, 2015 |
• Issue Brief