Future Challenges for Quality Assurance (QA) In order to achieve self reliance in defence production, enhancement of indigenous private industry’s role in R&D of defence systems is inevitable. Accordingly, amendments to the DPP-2011have been approved. Along... Mahendra Prasad | May 28, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Japan-Russia Territorial Disputes: Finding a Solution Japan and Russia have enlarged their political and economic cooperation during the recently held talks. This gives hope of a resolution to their lingering territorial disputes which have overshadowed their... Shamshad A. Khan | May 27, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India-Pakistan Energy Trade: Need to think out of the box Nawaz Sharif’s political comeback has resulted in a fresh sense of optimism within the Indian industry. But it has to be seen whether it will it help in normalizing relations... Tridivesh Singh Maini , Manish Vaid | May 27, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Ethnic Tension and Political Drift in Myanmar The impact of discord and disharmony within the country has started manifesting itself in the economic sphere. Despite the US and EU relaxing their sanctions, development problems have started showing... Gautam Sen | May 27, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India and NSG: Approaches to Indian membership India’s admission to the NSG has, as on the previous times when the India-US Nuclear Deal and the NSG exemption of 2008 were under discussion, caused many of those opposed... G. Balachandran | May 23, 2013 | Issue Brief
Russian Military Reforms: An Evaluation The military sector reform is a top priority for Vladimir Putin, who believes that these reforms will go a long way in achieving Russia’s military and comprehensive national power objectives.... Amit Kumar | May 23, 2013 | Issue Brief
President Karzai’s visit to India: Leveraging Strategic Partnership Afghanistan seems to be torn between hope and despair. The fate of ‘New Afghanistan’ will largely depend on the commitment of the international community to support the ongoing process of... Arvind Gupta , Ashok K. Behuria | May 23, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Daulat Beg Oldie Standoff: An Assessment The culmination of the unprovoked Chinese intrusion in the Depsang Sector of Ladakh is a breather and a warning to India. It is a breather because it saves the country... V. Mahalingam | May 22, 2013 | Issue Brief
The Chinese Message and What Should the Reply Be? If as the Chinese say that they wish to have ‘good neighborly’ relations with India, then what better way to start, at the very least, to agree to exchange maps... R. S. Kalha | May 21, 2013 | IDSA Comments
What India needs to learn from China It is important to be conversant with the Chinese thought process in order to deal with them. China respects authoritativeness and it is time that India signals its resolve and... Kasturi Moitra | May 20, 2013 | IDSA Comments
