Vikramaditya’s Induction: High-point for the Indian Navy Vikramaditya’s commissioning has re-ignited an old debate on the relevance of aircraft carriers. Proponents argue that it must play a central role in ‘blue-water’ plans while opponents posit that the... Abhijit Singh | November 27, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Strategic Articulation: Shift in Thinking In a 4-part series of Policy Papers, P Stobdan analyses India's response to the global shifts and how India’s strategic perception seems to have altered dramatically in the recent years.... P. Stobdan | November 26, 2013 | Policy Brief
Coastal Security: Time for course correction Five years since the Mumbai terror attacks, the coastal mechanism remains weak. It is time to seriously consider the Indian coast guard as the single authority responsible for coastal security... Pushpita Das | November 26, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh: Should Anti-incumbency Outweigh Growth and Stability? The Awami League government may not have done everything right in the last five years, but it has done commendable work by South Asian standards. The Bangladesh economy has grown... Anand Kumar | November 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Policy Objectives in Afghanistan India’s interests lie in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and one of its major policy objectives would be to see the elimination of terrorism from Afghanistan and the destruction of... Gurmeet Kanwal | November 21, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Relationship with Tanzania The commentary explores the historical relations, evolution of diplomatic ties, economic growth and ideological commonalities between India and Tanzania. Ahana Banerjee | November-December 2013 | Africa Trends
China’s Reactor Sale to Pakistan: The Known Unknowns The reported offer of China to sell 1000 MWe reactors to Pakistan has raised a number of issues. China applied for NSG membership in 2004 only after being satisfied that... G. Balachandran , Kapil Patil | November 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
India-Myanmar Border Problems: Fencing not the only solution In addition to building a 10-km fence along its border with Myanmar, India should strengthen the security of the border by deploying adequate guarding forces, revise the FMR and constructively... Pushpita Das | November 15, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Asian Strategic Review 2013 Publisher: Pentagon Press It would not be a cliche to describe the strategic contours of Asia as being at the crossroads of history. A number of significant events are influencing... S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha | | Book
Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality? Publisher: Springer This book explores the character and contours of the Asian Space Powers. At present, Asian states like China, Japan and India are found investing in space technologies with... Ajey Lele | | Book
