Burundi Elections 2015: An Endless Cycle of Political and Social Unrest For the Burundians a non-violent electoral process was significant for the consolidation of peace and economic recovery in the country, as well as for democracy in the wider Great Lakes... Kuhoo Saxena | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
India-Ethiopia Cooperation As both Ethiopia and India are old countries, with 3000 and 5000 years of history respectively, their relations go back thousands of years. Genet Zewide | April-June 2015 | Africa Trends
Revisiting the 1971 ‘USS Enterprise Incident’: Rhetoric, Reality and Pointers for the Contemporary Era The USS Enterprise naval task group entry into the Indian Ocean during the closing stages of 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict led to further deterioration in the relations between India and the... Raghavendra Mishra | April 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Davinder Kumar | April 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
