Referendum in Sudan: India’s Predicament Given the strategic importance of Sudan, it will be in India’s interest to push for a fair and just referendum and influence both the North and the South to respect the outcome of the vote. Ruchita Beri | January 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Nepal 2010: Uncertainties Galore The peace process was deadlocked, with extreme polarization within and among the political parties on various issues. Nihar R. Nayak | January 10, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Talks with the ULFA: Beyond Rhetoric to Substance It is vital that the framework of the talks be informed by the element of inclusiveness based on a ‘problem solving’ approach. Namrata Goswami | January 10, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Defence Diplomacy in US-India Strategic Relationship Defence diplomacy helps build trust and confidence between nations and facilitates cooperation at political and economic level. This is evident from the growing US-India strategic relationship. Since the end of the Cold War, the US-India relationship has been evolving and “reaching new heights”. In this budding relationship, the most visible manifestation is cooperation in the sphere of defence. Saroj Bishoyi | January 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Need for a composite back channel with Pakistan army The absence of a credible interlocutor in Pakistan who can exercise effective control over the Pakistan army leaves India with little choice except to open a parallel dialogue with the military establishment in Pakistan. Sushant Sareen | January 07, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Wen Jiabao’s India visit: A Strategic Review The success of the visit was limited to strengthening links of economic diplomacy between the two Asian giants, ignoring the geo-political and strategic issues that act as de-stabilisers in Sino-Indian relations. Jagannath P. Panda , R N Das , Priyanka Pandit , Vidya Krishnamurty | January 07, 2011 | Issue Brief
The New START, its positives, and the imponderables The durability of the New START will depend largely on how both sides value it as a means towards disarmament rather than for strategic competition. A. Vinod Kumar | January 07, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The US Defence Acquisition System This paper makes an attempt to analyse and evaluate the US Department of Defence Acquisition System by highlighting the relationship of the requirements generation and budgeting process, the key actors, the major phases in an acquisition programme, and the major categories of acquisitions. It argues that the Department of Defence Acquisition System represents an ever evolving system-of-systems that attempts to translate Warfighter requirements into actual developed, purchased and fielded systems. Peter Garretson | January 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with Pakistan: Implications for India If the achievements of Premier Wen’s visit to India were more pronounced in terms of economic content, his visit to Pakistan was more characterised by political and strategic significance. R N Das | January 04, 2011 | IDSA Comments
South Korea’s show of force and designation of the North as ‘Enemy’ Soon after naming the North Korean regime as its “enemy”, South Korea has, quite abruptly, invoked the desirability of reverting to the Six-Party Talks. Preeti Nalwa | January 04, 2011 | IDSA Comments
