The new Indian government and parleys with Pakistan While Nawaz Sharif was careful not to publicly bring up the Kashmir issue, it does not necessarily portend any change in policy. It remains to be seen whether Sharif will... Sumita Kumar | May 28, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Reforming Defence Contracting Procedures It may perhaps be useful to examine some features of India’s Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) for streamlining of the capital acquisition process for defence procurement. After all, the DPP may... Sandeep Verma | | IDSA Comments
Little Hope for Entry into the SCO The prospects for new states becoming SCO members seem remote. The new clause that requires all heads of the member states to sign the membership document is the main obstacle... P. Stobdan | May 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Syria: A Grand Settlement? It is painfully clear that no serious attempt is being made to resolve the Syrian crisis. There seems to be a certain fatigue in the international community combined with a... K. P. Fabian | May 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Indo-Pak relations: Fresh dawn or false start? Invitation to the SAARC leader to attend Prime Minister-elect’s swearing in ceremony has electrified diplomatic atmosphere in South Asia. In this context Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit and his... Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arvind Gupta | May 25, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Defence Reforms – Agenda for the New Government A country’s response to external threats and internal security challenges is based on its defence preparedness, advance planning for contingencies and the political will. The new government will have to... Defence Economics & Industry Centre | May 22, 2014 | Policy Brief
Obama’s visit to Japan: strategic significance A Sino-Japanese conflict is not in the US interest and certainly not in Japan’s. Stability in the regional security landscape cannot be solely guaranteed by reaffirming the US-Japan security alliance,... Titli Basu | May 20, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Moving on with the Defence & Security of India Ministry of Defence which accounts for 13-14 per cent of the central government expenditure, if one also takes into account the expenditure on defence pensions, could come under some pressure... Amit Cowshish | May 20, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Internal Security Priorities for the New Government: Institutional Reforms The IDSA policy brief looks into the complexity of internal security challenges and how best to deal with it. The brief suggests building a Centre-State synergy to cope with contemporary... MP-IDSA | May 19, 2014 | Policy Brief
Politics of Illegal Immigration and India Bangladesh Relations The rhetoric and the politics surrounding illegal immigration issue is neither new nor is the stance of the BJP on illegal immigration unknown. It has always made a distinction between... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 16, 2014 | Issue Brief
