Beijing is choking (and can’t hide it anymore) Beijing’s smog, while recurrent, has been at its worst this winter and is an example of what is wrong with China’s political economy. Avinash Godbole | January 15, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Cooperation Between Indian and Myanmar Armed Forces: Need to Move Away from a Weapons & Equipment Supply-Based Relationship While India has supplied arms and equipment quite selectively to Myanmar, the outcome, which was expected to serve India’s interests, has not been commensurate. Gautam Sen | January 15, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities by Ajey Lele (ed.) After becoming the first country to oppose the annual non-binding UN resolution ‘Preventing an Arms Race in Outer Space’ in 2005, the US made it clear to the United Nations... Ajey Lele | January 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
China to Survey Disputed Marine Territories for Natural Resources China seems to have made this move to strengthen its claim to disputed marine territories by conducting “surveys” which a country normally does in its own territory. Bijoy Das | January 11, 2013 | IDSA Comments
IAF Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats, 2032 In keeping with the theme ‘IAF Deep Multidimensional Change 2032: Imperatives and a Roadmap’, this article focuses on the responses to the external threat challenges that are likely to be... Vivek Kapur | January 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Peace is Everybody’s Business by Arjun Ray The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been ravaged by terror for over two decades. The scourge of terror, which was largely limited to the Kashmir valley and Jammu region,... Mandip Singh | January 2013 | Journal of Defence Studies
New Egypt’s Democracy Woes – Challenges for President Morsi It is only when and if the three authorities – legislature, executive and the judiciary – interact and work in tandem with one another can effective and inclusive governance begin... Melissa M. Cyrill | January 10, 2013 | Backgrounder
The Aggressor Will Always Get Away Instant, hard and yet calibrated military, diplomatic and political response is needed since mere warnings and protestations have proved grossly inadequate to change Pakistan’s behaviour. Ramesh Phadke | January 10, 2013 | IDSA Comments
The UN Internal Review Panel Report and Sri Lanka’s Urgent Need for Accountability With the release of the United Nations Internal Review Panel Report in November 2012, the deteriorating human rights situation in Sri Lanka has once again captured the attention of the... Thiruni Kelegama | January 09, 2013 | Issue Brief
India’s New Science Policy is about Innovation STI 2013 envisages the creation of a word-class infrastructure for R&D and skill development as well as encouraging the scientific community by providing adequate opportunities and better career options. Ajey Lele | January 09, 2013 | IDSA Comments
