Resolving India’s Nuclear Liability Impasse India’s Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act has emerged as an appropriate template that could rekindle the nuclear energy sector while also safeguarding the public interest. A. Vinod Kumar , Kapil Patil | December 06, 2014 | Issue Brief
Time for India to Look At Energy Security from Geostrategic Perspective Is India now looking at energy through the strategic prism? Its recent signing of the TAPI deal is certainly indicative of that. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | December 05, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The Imperative of Public Private Partnership in the Defence Aviation Industry It is necessary to evolve a long term strategy keeping in mind all the aircraft acquisition programmes, review the factors that contribute to determining the right numbers and begin the... Vinay Kaushal | December 03, 2014 | Policy Brief
Eurasian Economic Union: A Preliminary Assessment Is the Eurasian Economic Union aimed at reincarnating the Soviet Union minus the Marxist ideology? While some in Russia assert that the term “union” symbolically harkens back to the Soviet... Gulshan Dietl | December 01, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Rajapaksa Seeking a Third Term as President: Not a Cake Walk Anymore! If the Sinhala opposition parties, the Tamil TNA, and the Muslim parties support the common candidate, there is a possibility that they may be able to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa. But... Gulbin Sultana | December 01, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Let’s Partition SAARC The time has perhaps come to restructure, even partition, SAARC to make it more effective. This is something that might also be required to be done in the likely event... Sushant Sareen | November 28, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Artillery modernisation: needed for firepower Despite the lessons learnt during the Kargil conflict, where artillery firepower paved the way for victory, modernisation of the artillery continued to be neglected. The recent acquisition of 814 truck-mounted... Gurmeet Kanwal | November 27, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Why Marine Police remains the weakest link in India’s coastal security system? Given that marine police has been exclusively created for coastal security, it is imperative that the force is adequately strengthened and for this to happen, it is incumbent upon the... Pushpita Das | November 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Avro-replacement programme hits air pocket Replacement of the Avro is an approved requirement. Scrapping the on-going process could delay acquisition of the transport aircraft by at least a year or two as it would inevitably... Amit Cowshish | November 25, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Macchil Verdict: Reading Between the Lines The incident raises important issues. First, the role of honours and awards in such crimes, second, the impact of punishment on the morale of troops who undertake a challenging responsibility... Vivek Chadha | November 25, 2014 | IDSA Comments
