Hydropower as an Energy Source: Need to Find the Right Balance While hydropower projects are critical for economic growth and development, it is equally important to fully assess their potential social and environmental impact in the long-term. The challenge lies in... Opangmeren Jamir | May 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Ways And Means to Choke Maoist Finances It is difficult, if not impossible, to completely clamp down on Maoist finances. However, it is possible to restrict the flow of money into their coffers. P. V. Ramana | May 11, 2017 | IDSA Comments
A Defining Moment for France and Europe Two clashing visions of France were before the French voters. They chose, with many reservations, Macron and rejected Le Pen, but not wholly, for, her opposition to the EU, in... Bharat Wariavwalla | May 09, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Raising Defence Budget to Three Per Cent of GDP Speaking at the United Service Institution on May 4, 2017, the Chief of the Army Staff said that India needs to spend much more on military modernisation to ensure that... Amit Cowshish | May 08, 2017 | IDSA Comments
India-Cyprus Relations: Need for Consistency and Diversity New Delhi should leverage the prospective post-Brexit scenario as well as the enormous goodwill India has enjoyed consistently since Cyprus`s independence, to boost and deepen bilateral trade and investment relations... Gautam Sen | May 08, 2017 | IDSA Comments
FDI in Defence: Need for Liberalisation and Simplification The government should set up a task force to engage with potential investors and investees and evolve a simplified FDI policy, which has different slabs for different kinds of activities... Amit Cowshish | May 04, 2017 | IDSA Comments
The North Korean Nuclear Conundrum A rational decision maker in the White House does not have all options on the table and cannot start a war without South Korea’s consent. Diplomacy is the only option... K. P. Fabian | May 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Conflicts in Sunni Political Islam and Their Implications Traditionally, the Shi’a–Sunni divide and the associated dynamics of the geopolitical struggle for power and dominance, between the minority Shi’as and the majority Sunnis, have defined intra-Islamic relations. Often sidelined... Mohammed Nuruzzaman | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
State-Building in the Steppe: Challenges to Kazakhstan’s Modernizing Aspirations The Republic of Kazakhstan seeks to undergo modernization over the course of the next several decades and transform into one of the world’s top 30 economies. To fulfil this aim,... Charles J. Sullivan | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Stance and Renewed Commitment to UN Peacekeeping The United Nations (UN) adopted UN Peacekeeping, during its initial years, to restore international peace and security. As the world body celebrated 70 years of its existence in 2015, UN... Montgomery Blah | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
