Ask an Expert
The Ask an Expert feature is aimed at promoting awareness and discussion on contemporary security issues. Visitors are welcome to pose short and precise questions, which will be answered by experts. The answers will reflect the views of the experts and not necessarily that of the IDSA or of the Government of India.
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- Raza Hamid asked: What is the difference between a military station and a cantonment?
- Ayan Chakravarty asked: Why is it that after every top-level meet with neighbours, India presses for more people-to-people contact and more bus/ferry/rail services? More connectivity would entail more problems of regulation and also pose security challeng
- K. Swapnil asked: What is the difference between urban terrorism and hinterland terrorism?
- Ramdas Potale asked: What could be the consequences of the Tripura government’s decision to withdraw AFSPA from the state? Is there an option to AFSPA?
- Anmol asked: What could be the effect of the current political turmoil in Maldives on India?
- Gaurav Moghe asked: In order to prevent China from further augmenting its influence in the South and East China Seas, how feasible and effective is the idea of a US-Japan-India tripartite on issues of common strategic and economic concern?
- Rajasekhar Unnam asked: How in reality the border security between India and Bangladesh will change with the exchange of enclaves, other than providing relief to the local people there?
- Anurag Kumar asked: Since China has resolved land border disputes with several of its neighbours, what could be the strategic thinking behind the delay in resolving the same with India?
- Myra Dhull asked: How significant is India’s move to grant e-visas to Chinese citizens when the issue of stapled visas issued by China is still unresolved? Will it have a real impact on India-China relations?
- Navin Sharma asked: What is Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and how important it is for India?
