Pakistan

The promise of 'massive' nuclear retaliation may prove inadequate in staying Pakistani nuclear hand in face of Indian offensives. Inflicting 'unacceptable damage' may appear disproportionate to its leadership if in response to lower order nuclear first use. Therefore, nuclear retaliation could well be of quid pro quo or quid pro quo plus levels with damage not amounting to an 'unacceptable' order.

• Ali Ahmed
• April 2010
• Journal of Defence Studies

The defence minister is indeed correct that ‘sacrifices’ would have to be made but this time India should offer that privilege to the Pakistani Army.

• Ramesh Phadke
• April 05, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Afghanistan was a test case for our foreign policy resolve, an arena where while leveraging other tools of foreign policy, use of instruments of force and military diplomacy/intelligence should have been predominant.

• Raj Shukla
• April 02, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Indian armed forces appear to be driving defence budgets rather than a cold calculation of the country’s desire for ‘adequate’ military capability.

• Ramesh Phadke
• March 30, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Contradictions in India-China relations provide the rationale for greater engagement exactly like it has done in the case of US-China relations.

• Avinash Godbole
• March 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

In a fundamental shift in its position on the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, Pakistan has made it known that it will join the NPT only as a recognised nuclear weapons state.

• Ch. Viyyanna Sastry
• March 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments

If Pakistan succumbs to American pressure, it will continue to be engaged in a long war of attrition on its western borders. If Pakistan resists American pressure, it will be isolated in the world and the international community will have to fall back upon India to put a firewall around the AfPak region.

• Sushant Sareen
• March 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The latest arrests underline the lack of cooperation among security agencies in South Asia and the support base that exists in Bangladesh for terrorist groups.

• Anand Kumar
• March 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

US calculation in backing Pakistani designs for controlling Afghanistan will bring even greater dangers to its own doorsteps.

• D. Padma Kumar Pillay
• March 03, 2010
• IDSA Comments

India is justified in seeing the US move to go ahead with the sale of the F-16s as an attempt to balance America’s strategic partnership with India by once again propping up Pakistan as a regional challenger.

• Gurmeet Kanwal
• February 11, 2010
• IDSA Comments