Space Sustainability: Consent to Security Insurance On 6 June 2012 the European Union (EU) launched a multilateral diplomatic process to discuss and negotiate an International Code of Conduct (CoC) for outer space. This CoC is designed... Ajey Lele | September 2012 | Strategic Analysis
China and Africa: The Relationship Matures The strum and drang that has accompanied China's arrival as a major economic and diplomatic actor in Africa has divided the continent into advocates, alarmists and analysts. 1 For the... Chris Alden | September 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Rafale MMRCA Deal: Last Minute Glitches? The Rafale deal is especially important as it is IAF’s best bet to stem and even reverse the recent and continuous fall in the combat aircraft squadrons fielded. Vivek Kapur | August 30, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: The ‘Un-Social’ Strategy The raging controversy on social media regulation post the violence in Assam has left the government in a losing perception battle. It is time to engage with the new media... Shruti Pandalai | August 28, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Japan, South Korean War Memories and Territorial Disputes: A Dangerous Mix Despite the generational change, the war memories continue to adversely affect foreign policy and feelings of slight, disrespect, and disparagement could well assume a latent credence that ignites national outrage... Preeti Nalwa | August 27, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Japan-China stand-off over Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands The rise of nationalism in both Japan and China and the sovereignty issue over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea is a highly explosive mix, perhaps even more... R. S. Kalha | August 27, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Inadequacies of the UN Arms Register The shortcomings of the UN Register of Conventional Arms have led to the failure of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). For the Treaty to be robust and meaningful, the weapon... Prashant Dikshit | August 24, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Iran factor in India’s Afghan Policy As India plans to stay engaged in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Iran has emerged as a critical component of India’s Afghan policy. Despite US pressures, India needs to adopt a pragmatic... Smruti S. Pattanaik | August 24, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Effect of the Financial Crisis on European Defence: The Case of France The ongoing global financial crisis has had an increasing strain on the defence budgets of different European countries. In the case of France, an intelligent and anticipatory/ preventive planning has... Adrien Frossard | August 24, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Descent into Chaos The terrorist strike on Minhas airbase in Kamra on August 16, in which one Pakistani soldier and nine terrorists were killed, is but the latest manifestation of the state’s inability... Gurmeet Kanwal | August 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
