Implications of India`s Services Voters India has had a healthy tradition of the armed forces personnel being apolitical while being allowed to exercise their democratic right of voting in the electoral process. While the state... Gautam Sen | April 09, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Southeast Asian democracy: New time and take Southeast Asian countries are facing challenging times. Push for further democratisation within the countries and the established regimes resistance to it has the possibility of jeopardising the region’s political stability... Sampa Kundu | April 07, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India getting closer to a satellite navigational system The uniqueness of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is to have a system with satellites in the geostationary orbit. India needs to exploit the ‘regional nature’ of the... Ajey Lele | April 07, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India needs nuanced approach post-UNHRC Vote on Sri Lanka It would appear that India accorded preponderance to the broader interests of national sovereignty before its final stand on the UNHRC resolution. But it also cannot be oblivious to the... Gautam Sen | April 04, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED): Progress and Prognosis This work reviews the significance and progress of Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in India-China relations. But addressing macroeconomic subject matters that concern the two countries’ strategic interests requires methodological deliberations... Jagannath P. Panda | April 03, 2014 | Issue Brief
Running Low on Ammunition If we have no qualms about importing from other countries why cannot we buy ammunition from our own private sector companies? While restrictions could apply to production of small arms... Amit Cowshish | April 03, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Chittagong Tribunal Verdict and its Implications The verdict exposes a conspiracy to destabilise India’s restive North Eastern region. According to the charge-sheet, all the arms and ammunition were manufactured by Chinese firm NORINCO and the funds... Rupak Bhattacharjee | April 03, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Why is Japan important to India’s energy security? India is trying to deal with its domestic energy concerns through various measures including reforming its New Exploration and Licensing Policy (NELP), intensifying its efforts in developing domestic unconventional energy... Manish Vaid | April 01, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Nuclear Security Summit: An Assessment In the years to come, a lot more activity on nuclear security can be expected and much of it will arise from the commitment taken by states at the three... Arvind Gupta , Rajiv Nayan | March 29, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Hong Kong Elections: Limits of One Country, Two Systems Model At its core is Beijing’s fear of having a chief executive in Hong Kong who is locally popular and vocally critical about Beijing's policies. Fear perhaps also emanate from Beijing’s... Avinash Godbole | March 28, 2014 | IDSA Comments
