Can Maldives Avert a Constitutional Crisis? The emergence of the third political candidate Qasim Ibrahim of the Jumhoory Party has made the present political landscape in Maldives intensely competitive and antagonistic with petitions and counter allegations... Anand Kumar | October 26, 2013 | IDSA Comments
PM’s Visit to China: A Case of Flawed Timing Chinese would be very aware that India heads to general elections in seven months time. They would have taken cognizance of various ‘surveys’ as well as soundings of the political... R. S. Kalha | October 25, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Neither Peace nor Process: India-Pakistan on Escalation Ladder The double-speak of Nawaz Sharif has led many in India to doubt his sincerity on improving relations. Questions are also being raised on whether Sharif is still living in the... Sushant Sareen | October 24, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Pak Army Continuing Proxy War in Kashmir Though the Pakistan army denies its involvement in raising violence levels along the LoC, the international boundary and in the hinterland, it is understood well that without the active support... Gurmeet Kanwal | October 23, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Syria Crisis: How will it be resolved? A solution to the Syrian crisis is unlikely to emerge with either Assad in power or in the existing circumstances of the military stand-off. A political solution will have to... Gautam Sen | October 22, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Diamer Bhasha Dam: Pakistan’s new Achilles heel Delayed implementation of the DBD project has led to cynicism and angst amongst the people of Pakistan. In spite the government’s assurance, it is feared that the DBD could meet... Priyanka Singh | October 21, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Prime Minister’s Visit to Moscow: Need to Revitalise the India-Russia Partnership India-Russia ties will continue to be mutually beneficial. While defence cooperation remains the mainstay, the two countries can explore common synergies in co-developing more weapons platforms with cutting edge technology... Rajorshi Roy | October 21, 2013 | IDSA Comments
PM’s Visit to Russia and China: Need for Smart Diplomacy Clubbing the visits to Russia and China is a smart move. But the prime minister will also need to indulge in smart diplomacy to deal with a number of ticklish... Arvind Gupta | October 21, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: A Changing Kaleidoscope The Indian Ocean Region (IOR), though considered an important maritime region, has not yet been accorded the due importance of a geo-strategic entity. One attributable reason is the ‘sandwiching’ of... Sarabjeet Singh Parmar | October 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
Syria and the OPCW: Taking a Stock of the Situation The joint OPCW-UN team mandated to assist Syria with the elimination of its chemical weapon programme by mid-2014 may not be realistic. As in the case of Russia and the... Sudarshan Bhutani | October 17, 2013 | Issue Brief
