Georgian Crisis will have adverse impact on Russia’s relations with the West Russian military operations in Georgia and the finalisation of agreement between the US and Poland on the stationing of missile interceptors in Poland are two developments that are likely to... Arvind Gupta | August 25, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Is Expansion on the SCO Agenda? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is no more a curiosity and has become an important element of contemporary international relations. Since 2005, it has emerged as an influential regional body... Meena Singh Roy | August 22, 2008 | IDSA Comments
What is wrong with India’s Defence Industrial Policy? The above question arises in the context of publicly known government plans of arms procurement amounting to over $64 billion1 as part of the modernisation programme of the armed forces.... N. Neihsial | August 22, 2008 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Offset Policy 2008 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently issued a new set of rules for the procurement of arms, ammunition and other defence related products and services. The rule book, known as... Laxman Kumar Behera | August 19, 2008 | IDSA Comments
RMA: A Selective Monographic Overview Two issues need to be addressed before getting on with the main discussion: the first is a necessary clarification on 'RMA' with regard to its difference from just any revolution... S. G. Inamdar | Winter 2008 | Journal of Defence Studies
The July 2008 Terrorist Attacks in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad Two co-ordinated strikes on July 25 and 26, 2008 in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad killed 54 people and injured nearly 200. In the next few days, 28 bombs including two car... T. Khurshchev Singh | August 12, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Russia’s New Rules for Global Competition Russia’s new President Dmitry Medvedev has put forward a fresh foreign policy blueprint and set forth a brand new idea of a Pan-European Security structure, which envisages a role for... P. Stobdan | August 07, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Can SAARC hold the Regional Dream? SAARC has in recent years attracted wide international attention and generated much interest among countries that now hold Observer status. The 15th Summit held in Colombo on August 2 –... Smruti S. Pattanaik | August 07, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Will CCTV Technology Deter Terrorists? The low-intensity bombs that blew up in Ahmedabad and Bangalore have thrown light on the challenges before India’s intelligence agencies. Not only are the agencies unsure of who is behind... Prakarsh Singh | August 07, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s New Trade Policy: A Step in the Right Direction? At a time when Pakistan’s phenomenal economic growth of the past few years under the Musharraf regime has hit a severe road block, the country’s Trade Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, who... Alok Bansal | August 05, 2008 | IDSA Comments
