Between Hope and Despair: Trump and the Future of the United Nations Guterres has to forcefully convey to the new US administration that the US-UN relationship is a two-way street, where both parties need each other to safeguard their respective interests. Rajeesh Kumar | February 10, 2017 | Issue Brief
India’s Defence Budget 2017-18: Should Alarm Bells Ring? The share of defence expenditure in 2016-17 has gone below the levels it was in 1955-56. In 2017-18 it will go down to 1.557 per cent of GDP. Vinay Kaushal | February 10, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Would a Non-Lapsable Defence Modernisation Fund Work? There is a plethora of evidence to show that the problem of establishing a Defence Modernisation Fund does not lie with any ‘rules of business’, but instead with its merit... Amit Cowshish | February 10, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Agni-V and Strategic Signalling In view of China’s adverse reaction to India’s missile testing, this year’s Republic Day parade could have been used for strategic signalling to arrogant entities questioning India’s ‘strategic autonomy’. Nuclear... Ajey Lele | February 09, 2017 | IDSA Comments
The Israel Factor in Honduras Efforts to Modernise its Air Force Israel’s influence on the new Trump Administration might clear the obstacles that have stood in the way of Honduras’ efforts to modernise its airforce Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | February 09, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Is a Border Fence an Absolute Essential along the India-Myanmar Border? Regulated borders with greater emphasis on developing people-to-people contact and cross-border trade initiatives are likely to yield greater security benefits as against a closed border. Pradeep Singh Chhonkar | February 06, 2017 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Budget 2017-18: An Analysis While certain changes in the format of the defence Demand for Grants have brought even more complexity to the task of estimating India’s official defence budget, the fact remains that... Laxman Kumar Behera | February 03, 2017 | Issue Brief
Is Turkey Heading Towards a Presidential System? The Turkish republic stands at a crucial juncture today. The latest constitutional amendment will change Turkey’s 94-year old parliamentary system of government. As the constitutional amendment bill awaits referendum, serious... Md. Muddassir Quamar | February 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
President Trump and the Mexican Border Wall The reaction to President Trump’s utterances and avowed policies on the Mexican border wall and tariff has attracted strong criticism. It is surprising that Trump, who is known to view... Gautam Sen | February 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Suriname’s Armed Forces – Capability Compromised Suriname’s national army remains critically deficient in terms of air transport and maritime surveillance aircraft. It is an open question whether country’s armed forces will prove equal to the task... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | February 02, 2017 | Issue Brief
