Re-location of ITBP Frontier HQs from Shillong to Itanagar With improved manageability of support forces like ITBP on the Line of Actual Control in the Arunachal segment, the Army gains some flexibility and cushion time for intervention should the... Gautam Sen | May 09, 2016 | IDSA Comments
The Half-Forgotten War in Yemen For Yemen, known in antiquity as Arabia Felix (Happy Arabia), there is much sorrow in store as of now. The Romans used to contrast Arabia Felix with Arabia Deserta. K. P. Fabian | May 06, 2016 | IDSA Comments
India’s Submarine Modernisation Plans India’s future submarine fleet operations are likely to involve SSKs and SSNs operating in the littoral spaces, in a strategic environment sanitized and protected by SSBNs. If New Delhi can... Abhijit Singh | May 05, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Rethinking India’s approach towards Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Ceding PoK as part of a settlement does not comport with India’s national and strategic interests, especially in terms of dealing with the challenge posed by China-Pakistan collaboration. S. Kalyanaraman | May 03, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Inserting PoK into the Kashmir Conundrum India needs to proactively buttress its broader position by affixing/prefixing the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir to the bilateral agenda every time the issue of Kashmir comes up for discussion. Priyanka Singh | May 03, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Libya’s frustrating quest for itself When can we expect to see Libya having a single government and starting the daunting journey towards democracy? K. P. Fabian | May 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
South Asia in Transition: Democracy, Political Economy and Security by Bhumitra Chakma (ed.) Change is a constant, multifaceted and universal phenomenon which has been experienced at every stage of history. Change becomes transformative when it starts altering the basic nature of a system,... Vikash Kumar | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
China: Behind the Miracle by Sumita Dawra China has experienced approximately double-digit economic growth for almost three decades since the opening of the economy in 1978 under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping. It has been able to... Raj Verma | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Thinking with Kissinger about World Order In tranquil times or troubled times reflective persons have asked why our world is where it is today. E. H. Carr wrote about the troubled years between the two world... Bharat Wariavwalla | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Sub-regionalism as New Regionalism in South Asia: India’s Role India’s engagement with its neighbours received a policy reinvigoration after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government assumed power and announced its ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. The first sign of this policy... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
