Economic Security: The Missing Link in India’s National Security Architecture A flurry of changes in India’s national security apparatus in the recent past have been the subject of public discussion. These include the constitution of a Defence Procurement Committee under... Zubin Dash | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
The Quest for Federalism in Myanmar The question of autonomy or self-determination in Myanmar goes back to the country’s pre-independence era. It is an important historical issue which unified and divided the country. The idea of... Nehginpao Kipgen | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Thucydides: Quoting and Misquoting The Peloponnesian war was fought from 431 to 401 BC between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Athenian Empire, known as the Delian League led by Pericles, the... P. K. Gautam | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Food Security in India: Evolution, Efforts and Problems This article examines India’s efforts to achieve food security. It traces the problem, from the inadequate production of food grains during colonial times, to the challenges of procurement, storage and... D. Padma Kumar Pillay , T.K. Manoj Kumar | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Security Challenges and the Management of the India–Myanmar Border Being highly porous, poorly guarded and located along a remote, underdeveloped, insurgency-prone region and proximate to one of the world’s largest five opium producing areas, the India–Myanmar border is vulnerable... Pushpita Das | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Transformation of Indo-Bangladesh Relations: From Insecurity to Cooperation in Northeast India Bangladesh and India are enjoying increasingly close relations in the latter’s northeastern region. This represents a transformation in the two countries’ past relationship, which was characterised by suspicion, distrust and... Md. Sohel Rana | November 2018 | Strategic Analysis
India’s First Step Towards Regulating Drones The Civilian Aviation Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, though fairly well drafted, constitute only a stop gap measure for regulating drone operations in the civil sector. Atul Pant | October 31, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Making Private Companies Accountable For Breach of User Private Data Mega data breaches of user’s private digital data in the last two years has drawn the world’s attention towards protection, safe custody and management of this extremely valuable commodity. Ashish Chhibbar | October 24, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Relations – the drivers and challenges While Pakistan clearly seeks to maintain cordial relations with Iran, it is unlikely that it would be willing to incur the displeasure of Saudi Arabia with which it has greater... Nazir Ahmad Mir | October 24, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Khashoggi Affair Unlikely to Affect US-Saudi Strategic Ties Two factors explain Washington’s lack of enthusiasm for sanctioning Saudi Arabia over the Khashoggi affair despite domestic and international pressure. Md. Muddassir Quamar | October 23, 2018 | IDSA Comments
