Bargaining on Nuclear Tests: Washington and Its Cold War Deals by Or Rabinowitz In Bargaining on Nuclear Tests, Rabinowitz examines aspects relating to the US entering into informal deals with Israel, South Africa and Pakistan in order to prevent them from testing nuclear... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | March 2015 | Strategic Analysis
The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises by Stefano Guzzini (ed.) The end of the Cold War was one of the defining moments in Europe’s geopolitical history. The ‘frozen spatiality’ that dominated the geopolitical space of Europe for half a century... Nachiket Khadkiwala | March 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy by David M. Malone In Does the Elephant Dance, David Malone identifies various aspects of Indian history relevant to foreign policy by examining the role of domestic politics and internal and external security challenges.... Uma Nabhi | March 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Defence Budget 2015 -16: The Writing on the Wall It is a fairly simple exercise to estimate what the defence budget will be given available indicators. My assessment is that the Budget Estimate for defence is likely to be... Vinay Kaushal | February 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
India’s Non-Policy on Pakistan: U-Turn to Square One The thumb rule in making a policy U-turn is “minimise damage or maximise advantage”. What is extraordinary about the Modi government’s U-turn is that it maximises losses and minimises advantages. Sushant Sareen | February 26, 2015 | IDSA Comments
India and the Convention on Supplementary Compensation There is a general feeling among analysts that while US government lawyers may have been satisfied that the CLNDA is compatible with CSC in light of explanations offered by the... G. Balachandran | February 19, 2015 | Issue Brief
Yaalon’s Visit and the India-Israel Defence Relationship The Modi’s government determination to adopt a muscular stance on national security and its commitment to expedite defence modernisation are likely to translate into greater political and defence engagement with... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | February 19, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Giving Aero India 2015 a Make-in-India Touch There is an urgent need to conceptualise a policy framework as to what Make-in-India implies so far as defence production is concerned and how it is different from the existing... Amit Cowshish | February 18, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Some issues in respect of Indian’s nuclear liability law – I While the exact nature of the understanding between the two countries is yet to be announced and in fact may never be officially released, it is possible to offer an... G. Balachandran | February 10, 2015 | Issue Brief
The Dependence Entrapment India’s nuclear deal with the US is driven less by technology requirements than by the need to be integrated into the global nuclear community and gain access to uranium imports... Sarosh Bana | February 10, 2015 | IDSA Comments
