Benchmarking of Shipyards and Processes for Cost Effective Naval Shipbuilding The article highlights the applicability of benchmarking methodologies to the shipbuilding industry, and how these could be utilized to improve the competitiveness of shipyards to enable delivery of cost-effective naval ships. Cost continues to be a major factor that characterizes the competitiveness of shipbuilding, and is cited as the main reason for the industry having moved from Europe to Asia over the last two decades. Ajay K. Chhabra | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Making ‘Make-in-India’ Move in Defence Production A loosely articulated idea of making India a defence manufacturing hub cannot work unless it is backed by a comprehensive blueprint, efficient procedures, meticulous implementation, trained and responsive manpower, continuous monitoring and quick decision-making. Amit Cowshish | April 08, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The New U.S. Maritime Strategy: Seeking ‘Clarity’ in an Era of ‘Shifting Reality’ The new version of US maritime strategy candidly recognises China’s maritime expansion and territorial claims as a source of regional unrest, but stops short of recognising the A2/AD challenge even as it pronounces “all-domain access” as a strategic prerequisite. Abhijit Singh | April 07, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Ashraf Ghani: America’s New Subedar? President Ghani has extended an open invitation to the US for an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan and has also virtually expressed a readiness to play the role of a ‘frontline state’ for any future American contingency. P. Stobdan | April 07, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The Iran Nuclear Deal: An Indian Perspective The Iran nuclear deal should not be seen in isolation. There has been a clear realisation in the West, especially in the US, that Iran needs to be brought out of international isolation and into the mainstream. Rajeev Agarwal | April 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Is the Ceasefire Agreement in Myanmar a Step Towards Political Accommodation? It may be an over-optimistic assessment to expect the present Thein Sein regime to achieve a substantive and comprehensive political accord in the run-up to the elections. Gautam Sen | April 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
A Cyber Wing in the National Cadet Corps India’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks is going to increase exponentially with the development of infrastructure and programmes such as Digital India, National Optical Fibre Network, e-Governance, e-commerce and e-Services. The NCC provides a ready resource for picking up India’s cyber warriors in the available time frame. Davinder Kumar | April 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Arab Spring or Islamic State – The Case of Tunisia The recent attack on the Bardo museum and killing of foreign tourists has demonstrated that the challenge from the hardline Islamists remains. S. K. Bhutani | March 31, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Asian Participation in the London Process While Asia is home to the largest number of internet users on the planet, there is comparatively little contribution from the region to the discussions on cybersecurity. Cherian Samuel | March 31, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Geo-economic Significance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank India needs to shape the nature and scope of the projects the bank will finance to support the Asian Century and its own re-emergence as one of the two centres of gravity in Asia. Mukul Sanwal | March 30, 2015 | IDSA Comments
