FDI in Defence – Revisiting the Conundrum The proposal to relax the present cap on FDI in defence has expectedly drawn sharp reactions. Those who oppose argue that higher FDI is not required and, more importantly, it... Amit Cowshish | June 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
China’s Second Coast: Implications for Northeast India Myanmar’s 2,276 km long coastline in the Bay of Bengal has the potential to provide the ‘second coast’ to China to reach the Indian Ocean and achieve strategic presence in... Namrata Goswami | June 19, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India-Sri Lanka Fishermen Problem: Some Solutions New Delhi should work out an arrangement with the Rajapakse government wherein the rights of both the countries’ fishermen are protected within the respective territorial jurisdiction. If this is not... Gautam Sen | June 18, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Modi’s Maiden Foreign Visit: Consolidating Bharat for Bhutan Relations Modi’s visit to Bhutan is politically significant. After inviting SAARC leaders to his swearing in ceremony; his choice of Bhutan as the first country came as no surprise. Bhutan is... Smruti S. Pattanaik | June 18, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Rescue Pakistan chorus is back again Before India once again goes down the path of wondering how it can rescue Pakistan from itself, some home truths about Pakistan – the state and society – need to... Sushant Sareen | June 18, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Indian Mujahideen Arrests: Lessons Learnt and Future Directions The arrests of the key Indian Mujahideen operatives has come as a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism; however, there are a few causes of concern - such as... Pushpita Das , Husanjot Chahal | June 06, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Restoring India-China Reciprocity on the Border The principal opposition of the Chinese on the McMahon line is that it is illegal and a mere product of British imperialistic designs on China. Such assessments completely disregard the... Abanti Bhattacharya | June 05, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Implications of new rules in the US for India’s Defence Management Despite “indigenisation” being an important policy objective in defence procurement it will be useful to observe the recent US regulatory developments on detection and avoidance of counterfeit components in defence... Sandeep Verma | June 05, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Russia and the unravelling of economic sanctions The recent additional economic sanction on Russia is yet another severe jolt. But faced with a gripping economic problem, sanctions can just be the incentive that Russia needs to implement... Rajorshi Roy | May 30, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The mirage of peace in Pakistan Sharif’s does not have any manoeuvring space to cut any comprehensive deal with the Taliban. He may not be averse to conceding their demand to shariatise Pakistani structures, yet he... P. K. Upadhyay | May 29, 2014 | IDSA Comments
