CPEC and the Future of Gilgit Baltistan Given an already upset population and the presence of anti-establishment factions, the unequal distribution of the benefits of CPEC is likely to ignite protests and cause a setback to the... Zainab Akhter | April 13, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Rise of Terrorism in Africa Terrorism has grown exponentially in the African continent, not only in terms of the number of attacks but also the number of countries affected. There is an arc of instability... Ruchita Beri | April 13, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Delhi Visit It has become usual pattern for any political interaction between Bangladesh and India at the highest political level to be preceded, and followed, by an endless stream of analysis and... Shamsher M. Chowdhury | April 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Can Kim Jong-Un be tamed? There will be little legitimacy for a pre-emptive US strike on North Korea unless Pyongyang launches a pre-meditated strike on any nation. A. Vinod Kumar | April 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Revamping the Indian Foreign Service With changing times and the growing profile of India in the international system, there is a need for a change in the structure and process of recruitment into this very... Martand Jha | April 11, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Heading East: Security, Trade and Environment between India and Southeast Asia, by Karen Stoll Farrell and Sumit Ganguly Heading East, Security, Trade and Environment between India and Southeast Asia, co-edited by Sumit Ganguly and Karen Stoll Farrell, consisting of 11 chapters and one introductory note by the editors,... Sampa Kundu | April 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Will Khan Sheikhoun Reshape the War in Syria? The Syrian decision to use chemical weapons on civilian targets in Khan Sheikhoun in an effort to seek control of the last rebel held territory of Idlib and the US... Md. Muddassir Quamar | April 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
The Beginning of the End – Carrier operations in Latin America to cease Post the decommissioning of the Sao Palo, to be completed by 2020, not a single South American navy will operate an aircraft carrier, perhaps reflecting the relative military decline of... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | April 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to India: an opportunity to broaden the relationship Sheikh Hasina’s visit should not be seen through the narrow prism of an agreement on defence cooperation or Teesta but through the broader perspective of the unexplored potential in India-Bangladesh... Smruti S. Pattanaik | April 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
“What’s down” side of “What’s up?” Human rights, privacy and protection of confidentiality are important issues, but so are the requirements of intelligence agencies which have to contend with the inhumane activities of terrorist groups and... Ajey Lele | April 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
