Soldier in War – Positive Perspective A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as... K C Dixit | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Turbulence Rocks Islamic Republic Although Iran’s regime is under no immediate danger of being toppled, it however faces a growing number of internal and external threats which will necessitate prudent redressing. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Vote of Thanks at the National Seminar on Defence Acquisition Today, we are facing a serious challenge in trying to cope up with a rising China and in that effort we have very many disadvantages. The Chinese have a developed... K. Subrahmanyam | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Complex Project Management: An Appropriate Monitoring/Evaluation / Course Correction Methodology Avoid persecution of the responsible parties if there are overruns, otherwise in future the managers will be reluctant to give any information for fear that it will be held against... Anuradha Mitra | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Challenges of Capability definition and Cost Efficient QR Formulation Services need to be very clear about their future requirements for the next 10 to 15 years based on an in depth analysis of the emerging threats and evolving technologies.... R. K. Dhir | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Commercial Evaluation Challenges – The Critical Task of Best and Final Commercial Offer Format – An Optimal Decision Matrix To prevent diffusion of responsibility, dedicated teams should be in place for the entire duration of a project, especially for non-R&D projects. The team should be mandated to stick to... Shobhana Joshi | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Convergence of Strategic Interests between India and Japan The Joint Statement catapulted India-Japan strategic and global partnership to a “New Stage” in which the bilateral relationship is going to be deepened on all fronts, embracing regional, global and... Rajaram Panda | January 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Indo-Bangladesh Relations: An Enduring Partnership? Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting India on January 10, 2009. Both India and Bangladesh are looking foward to resolving some of the key bilateral issues. In the light... Sreeradha Datta | January 06, 2010 | Issue Brief
Dynamics of Indo-Myanmar Economic Ties Clearly, there is immense scope for cooperation between India and Myanmar to deal in agro-based products, floriculture, engineering, timber and tobacco and expand business cooperation. Although there has been a... Saurabh | January 06, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The PLA on Diplomatic Front in 2009 The participation of the PLA Navy in escort missions in foreign waters is a radical departure from the historical point of view because this is the first time that the... Prashant Kumar Singh | January 06, 2010 | IDSA Comments
