Transformation of Tibet Issue from Hope to Despair: What Next? Despite nearly a hundred persons having immolated themselves over the last few years, these events have passed by without much notice, let alone reaction. Yeshi Choedon | February 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh War Crime Trial: The Surprise Second Verdict The verdict against Abdul Quadir Molla by the War Crime Tribunal 2, which sentenced him to life, came as a surprise to many given the graveness of his crime. Smruti S. Pattanaik | February 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Cinema and Strategic Culture As India celebrates a century of its cinematic culture, there is a need to elevate its quality and role to complement India’s power profile and socio-cultural aspirations. A. Vinod Kumar | February 12, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Aero India: A Non-Expert View India’s power in the next round of politics among nations will stem not simply from the latest purchase of military goods, but also from the manner in which it has... Srdjan Vucetic | February 11, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Defence Budget 2013-14: An upcoming tight spot The prospects of allocation for the next year being less than the allocation for the current year are remote because of the immense implications it would entail, although it is... Amit Cowshish | February 11, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Managing India’s Missile Aspirations The Agni-VI and Prahaar both signify unnecessary missile projects, which have been developed in the interests of DRDO technical and bureaucratic ambitions rather than the stated interests of India’s nuclear... Frank O'Donnell | February 10, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Shining Not so Bright: Solar Energy in India According to a recent report, India will need 3, 128 Trillion watt hour per year (TWH) of electrical energy in the future if it adopts a frugal policy for energy... Eshita Mukherjee | February 10, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Conflict in Mali and French Intervention The recent French intervention in Mali comes almost after a year of turmoil in the country. Mali needs to achieve an internal political process which will strengthen the government’s mandate... Melissa M. Cyrill | February 08, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk’s Visit to India: Towards an Assuring Alliance Given Bhutan’s strategic significance India needs to respond sensitively to its Himalayan neighbour so as to create further goodwill for the long term. Medha Bisht | February 01, 2013 | IDSA Comments
A Missile in the Monkey’s Shadow? Iran’s investments in space should not be viewed only through the narrow prism of a nuclear threat but as a nascent attempt to challenge the West’s technological domination. Ajey Lele | January 31, 2013 | IDSA Comments