The Iran-Pakistan Pipeline: Pressler 2.0? The Pakistanis are playing a high-stakes gamble, one in which they think the odds are stacked in their favour in a way that while they stand to gain a lot... Sushant Sareen | March 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
The Sri Lanka File at the UNHRC: Need for India to Adopt a Balanced and Firm Approach It will be in keeping with the normative principles of India’s foreign policy to support a resolution that does not undermine Sri Lanka’s sovereignty but stipulates a time-bound and monitorable... Gautam Sen | March 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Two Years at the Horse-Shoe Table Though its goal of securing a permanent seat in the Council during the 2011-12 term was ambitious, the efforts that it put in over the last two years were steered... Saurabh Mishra , Keerthi Sampath Kumar | March 08, 2013 | Issue Brief
Addressing Pakistan’s Atomisation Nuclear force development is at present an attractive means for Pakistan to attract international political and financial assistance, while salving the paranoias of its security establishment. Improvement in the state-society... Yogesh Joshi , Frank O'Donnell | March 08, 2013 | Issue Brief
A Message from the Defence Budget 2013-14 In its most candid form, the fundamental message is that the growth in the allocation for defence, as indeed for other sectors, may not always be consistent with the past... Amit Cowshish | March 08, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Political Turbulence in Bangladesh Fails to Dampen the Indian President’s Visit Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bangladesh has made clear that the security situation in that country is under control and it is the BNP that has to overcome its mental block... Anand Kumar | March 08, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Iran-Egypt Rapprochement: Compulsions and Realities Along the short recent journey in discovery of friendly relations, Iran and Egypt have hit roadblocks that are not only ideological in nature but also illustrate their individual compulsions, conflicting... Rajeev Agarwal | March 08, 2013 | IDSA Comments
BRICS Development Bank: Figuring out the Durban Bid If the BRICS Development Bank comes up, it will not only be a big moment for BRICS itself, but also for the global financial structure where the role, stake and... Jagannath P. Panda | March 08, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Successful PSLV-C20/SARAL Mission: India’s French “Space” Connect For almost the last 50 years, space collaboration has significantly remained intact between France and India. They have worked together on a range of issues from satellite applications, developing small... Ajey Lele | March 07, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Innovation: The New Mantra for Science and Technology Policies in India, Pakistan and China “Innovation” has become a buzz word in recent science and technology policies of various countries. It has also been given ample importance in the science and technology policies and programmes... Swati Bute | March 07, 2013 | Backgrounder
