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 or hinder the strategic partnership with the United States. Md. Muddassir Quamar | May 24, 2019 | Issue Brief
Modi’s Agenda 2.0 for the Middle East During his first term, Modi had invested considerable political capital in cultivating critical players. The second term should enable him to reap the fruits of his political investments and elevate his engagements to a higher level. P. R. Kumaraswamy | May 24, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Design and Development of Equipment by DRDO, DPSUs and Ordnance Factories There is a need to make it clear in the text of Paragraph 72 of DPP 2016 that no vendor other than the Development-cum-Production partner or the nominated Production Agency will be permitted to enter the tendering process at the post prototype development stage. Amit Cowshish | May 24, 2019 | IDSA Comments
US-China Trade War and the High Technology Sector In this era of complex interdependence, sudden disruptions in supply chains will not only hurt Chinese businesses in the US and elsewhere, but also damage the US economy as well as its reputation as a business destination. Munish Sharma | May 22, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Xi’s Belt-Road Initiative: Recalibration, Strategic Imperatives While still in the evolution stage, BRI has the potential to be a game changer in China’s quest to shape a ‘Sino-Centric’ Global Order. G.G. Dwivedi | May 22, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Implications of the ISIS ‘province’ in Kashmir If Baghdadi has possibly moved toward the east, then the proclamation of an Indian branch flashes a note of caution for the security and intelligence agencies. Uddipan Mukherjee | May 17, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Singapore’s Fake News Act: Lessons for India By implementing the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (POFMA) 2019, Singapore is demonstrating resolve to fight the growing spread of false news and misinformation campaigns. Ashish Chhibbar | May 17, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Moving Beyond the Listing of Masood Azhar With China now willing to discuss issues of mutual interest with India, a well-structured bilateral dialogue on regional and global terrorism may go a long way in convincing Beijing of the need to put pressure on Islamabad to act against terror Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | May 16, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Cyber Exercises and the Indian Armed Forces A cyber exercise – whether CyberEx or its successor – needs to be developed as a platform for practitioners and thinkers to test conceptual and technical skills under near-real-world whole-of-nation scenarios of cyber contingencies. Munish Sharma | May 16, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Designating Masood Azhar at the United Nations: More than a Symbolic Diplomatic Victory The decade-long effort to list Azhar showcases the pragmatism that marks India's multilateral diplomacy and questions the general perception that India's multilateral approach is ambivalent and inconsistent. Rajeesh Kumar | May 09, 2019 | IDSA Comments
