Border Fencing Will Not Stop Illegal Migration Unless fundamental factors such as vested political interests, economic compulsions and non-cooperation from Bangladesh are addressed effectively, illegal migration will continue to take place, fence or no fence. Pushpita Das | December 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The US-North Korea Cyber Dispute US authorities have claimed that North Korea was behind the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. But North Korea has strongly denied this claim. Now, both countries are threatening to fight this... Ajey Lele | December 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India is a de facto member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty India is already in de facto observance of the spirit of the CTBT by maintaining its unilateral moratorium on nuclear explosive testing. Given that additional nuclear tests may not be... Reshmi Kazi | December 24, 2014 | Issue Brief
India-China Relations: Time Not Ripe for a Prime Ministerial Visit Prime Minister Modi’s visit to China must take place in extremely well prepared and ‘ripened’ circumstances, after there is clarity on China’s response on vital Indian strategic concerns. Saurabh Kumar | December 22, 2014 | Policy Brief
Pakistan Is Headed For a Dangerous Denouement If the Pakistan Army fails to conclusively eliminate the scourge in the north-west, it will soon reach Punjab, which has been relatively free of major incidents of violence. Gurmeet Kanwal | December 22, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Peshawar Massacre and the Afghan Endgame The Peshawar school massacre does not appear to be a simple tit-for-tat game; it has an intricate link to the Afghan endgame in which Pakistan wants to be the victor. P. Stobdan | December 22, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Egypt’s Uneasy Transition: Internal and External Dynamics and Challenges for India Amidst the ‘Arab Spring’ nations, the most keenly watched and followed developments have been in Egypt. Being one of the largest Arab nations, lynchpin of peace treaty with Israel, key... Rajeev Agarwal | 2014 | Occasional Papers
The Indian Ocean Zone of Peace: Sifting ‘Facts’ from ‘Illusion’ In the event that a ZOP is announced, it is India that will stand to lose the most because its proposal will be seen as a ‘backdoor’ manoeuvre to limit... Abhijit Singh | December 19, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Status of India’s Border Trade: Strategic and Economic Significance Border trade is trade in local products of limited value by the people residing within a few kilometres on either side of the international border. Although the contribution of border... Pushpita Das | | Occasional Papers
Defence Innovations in India: The Fault Lines The Occasional Paper examines India's defence innovation performance, especially of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the defence industry. The paper argues that the innovation performance of these... Laxman Kumar Behera | | Occasional Papers
