India-China Relations: Scenario 2014 The India-China relations in 2013, in spite Depsang incident, had a more positive than negative tone. Premier Li chose India as his first overseas stop and the pronouncement to deepen... P. Stobdan | December 30, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Maoists: Financing the war machinery In a document entitled ‘Our Financial Policy’, the Maoists mention that they have three types of economic needs, viz. the needs of war, political propaganda and the people. To cater... P. V. Ramana | December 27, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Delegation of Powers to the Armed Forces in a Time Warp MoD, according to news reports, has instructed the Army HQ that its permission will need to be taken before changing the structure or role of the units in future. This... Amit Cowshish | December 26, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Taking Stock of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping’s One Year Rule In the last one year, Xi’s has consolidated his position within the Standing Committee of the Party Politbureau, elevated information security as China’s core concern and focused on internal security... R. S. Kalha | December 20, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Nuclear Triad: A Net Assessment This paper discusses such delivery mechanisms commonly known together as nuclear triad in the Indian context. The paper has four major parts. The first part attempts to set the context... Ajey Lele , Parveen Bhardwaj | | Occasional Papers
Iftikhar Choudharys Judicial Activism and the Pakistani state: Time for a rethink? While Choudhary’s judicial activism did restore a degree of sanity to Pakistan, it came at the expense of other institutions and created an imbalance of power. Pakistan, to become a... Wajahat Qazi | December 18, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Chinese intrusions across the LAC China’s border intrusions have been bolstered by a steady and committed expansion of its military hardware and infrastructure in Tibet and neighbouring provinces. The improvement of surface transportation near the... Namrata Goswami | December 17, 2013 | Issue Brief
Border Roads Organisation in the North-East: Need for Priority The importance of the road network in the north-east needs no emphasis. India is now raising the 17 Mountain Corps to augment its strategic strike capability vis-à-vis China. The BRO... Gautam Sen | December 16, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Mission Mars: India’s Quest for the Red Planet Publisher: Springer ISBN 978-81-322-1521-9 Price: 49,99 € The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a... Ajey Lele | | Book
Is It Time to Withdraw the Army from Kashmir? 2013 witnessed the highest ceasefire violations in eight years, accompanied by a sharp increase in security force casualties. Some sections within the media and intelligentsia have misunderstood the army’s presence... Vivek Chadha | December 13, 2013 | IDSA Comments
