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
India and Iran Relations: Sustaining the Momentum The recent visit by the external affairs minister can be viewed as continuation of new diplomatic push to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Iran despite the difficulties of economic sanctions imposed... Meena Singh Roy | May 20, 2013 | Issue Brief
Outer space comes closer to a regime The Group of Government Experts need to take into consideration complex and inter-related concerns of space activities before formulating the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures. The need is to have... Ajey Lele | May 20, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Will it be a new phase in India-Pakistan Relations? Nawaz Sharif’s sentiments for better relationship with India are laudable in spite of being still premature. There are constituencies within Pakistan for whom Kashmir continues to remain the core issue... Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arvind Gupta | May 16, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India and China: Strategic partners in global governance reform Changing the political relationship between two rising powers requires that both countries use the opportunity provided by their shared interest in global governance reform to develop close cooperation. Mukul Sanwal | May 16, 2013 | IDSA Comments
