Who Sets the Agenda? Does ‘Prime Time’ Really Pace Policy? At a time when the country is seeing crises - political, social and moral, the role of the media is rising in perception as never before. But how much does... Shruti Pandalai | 2013 | Monograph
Gilgit Baltistan: Between Hope and Despair The monograph attempts to present an exhaustive account on Gilgit Baltistan (part of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir and now part of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)) by... Priyanka Singh | 2013 | Monograph
Climate Change Narratives: Reading the Arctic In an interconnected world with interlinked issues, understanding Climate Change and the Arctic and exploring the intersection between the two is extremely important. The monograph addresses Climate Change as a... Uttam Kumar Sinha | 2013 | Monograph
Coastal Security: The Indian Experience This monograph aims at understanding India's approach towards coastal security as it has evolved since Independence. It describes the kinds of threats and challenges that India's coasts have been facing,... Pushpita Das | 2013 | Monograph
Chief of Defence Staff must be Appointed Immediately All major democracies have opted for the CDS and India cannot ignore it any further. In the prevailing battlefield milieu of joint operations, combined operations and even coalition operations, modern... Gurmeet Kanwal | December 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
US Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific: Implications for West Asia White House has sought to assuage the West Asian states’ feelings that the ties with Asia-Pacific would not be at their expense. On the other hand, there are strong prescriptions... Gulshan Dietl | December 11, 2013 | IDSA Comments
China’s ADIZ: A Case of an Overreach? There is no doubt that this an audacious foreign policy gambit played by China. Un-named Chinese officials have been quoted in the Chinese press to say that China is willing... R. S. Kalha | December 10, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Iran Nuclear Deal: The Fine Print The November 24, 2013 Joint Plan of Action between Iran and its P5+1 interlocutors is the first agreement since November 2004 that contains Iran’s acceptance of certain short-term limitations on... S. Samuel C. Rajiv , G. Balachandran | December 09, 2013 | Issue Brief
Cause and Effect of the ADIZ over East China Sea The primary aim of the ADIZ is to provide a lead time to the air force, in case of hostile aircraft intruding, and take appropriate actions to counter them. The... Naval Jagota | December 06, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Gen. Raheel Sharif: Chief Has Changed, Army Remains the Same A lot has being made of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif taking his time to select the next army chief and signalling civilian supremacy by picking the number three in the... Sushant Sareen | December 03, 2013 | IDSA Comments