Australia’s Defence White Paper 2013: Seeking a Fine Balance On 3 May 2013, Australia’s former Prime Minister Julia Gillard released the Defence White Paper (DWP) 2013, making it the sixth White Paper on defence in the history of Australia,... Rahul Mishra | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Russia and China in the Arctic: A Team of Rivals The Arctic is beginning to test the stage-managed optics of China and Russia’s ‘strategic partnership’. Friction was most recently on display after the Arctic Council’s May 2013 decision to confer... Lincoln E. Flake | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
India–US Strategic Dialogue: An Assessment India–US strategic dialogue was initiated in 2009, and is organised annually in different capitals. The first round of dialogue took place against the backdrop of pessimism in the bilateral relationship.... Chintamani Mahapatra | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Will Pakistan’s India Policy under Sharif Shift Strategically? The May 2013 parliamentary elections in Pakistan led to a stable government under the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Prime Minister Sharif promised a shift of the country’s India policy. Given... Ishtiaq Ahmad , Hannes Ebert | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Avro replacement Programme on the Cusp of Hope and Despair The avro replacement is not a design and development programme which will involve extensive use of the airfields for test flights. It is an aircraft that is already flying and... Amit Cowshish | October 31, 2013 | IDSA Comments
BDCA with China and its Implications for India The new architecture admittedly is a rehash of previously signed (1993, 1996, 2005 and 2012) de-escalatory measures. Most of the Clauses outline mechanisms for exchanging information, consultations about military activities... P. Stobdan | October 29, 2013 | IDSA Comments
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
