Sanjay Badri-Maharaj

The capabilities of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force will be significantly boosted in the current phase of modernisation but the air wing still lacks resources.

• Published: November 30, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The Trinidad Military, which should be concentrating on the maritime domain, is forced by expediency, to take on internal land operations.

• Published: November 15, 2016
• IDSA Comments

India can become a player of significance as its current MR/ LTA – the Dornier Do-228 – is admirably suited to meet the requirements of Caribbean Air Arms.

• Published: November 07, 2016
• IDSA Comments

COTECMAR has emerged as a viable and innovative supplier of naval vessels to the Colombian Navy.

• Published: October 28, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While the fate of the peace process between the Colombian Government and FARC remains uncertain, innovative use of technology and tactics on the part of the Colombian Air Force has played no small part in convincing the rebel group that its military struggle was doomed to fail.

• Published: October 25, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The key to calling Pakistan’s nuclear bluff lies in ensuring that the Indian armed forces are prepared to meet the threat of use of tactical nuclear weapons.

• Published: October 17, 2016
• Issue Brief

The policy of shooting down aircraft suspected of narco-trafficking is one fraught with problems without any tangible impact on the narco-trade.

• Published: October 05, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The Dutch Shipbuilding Company Damen’s success in the Western Hemisphere has important lessons for ship manufacturers who wish to export small and medium sized patrol vessels to the region and elsewhere.

• Published: September 27, 2016
• IDSA Comments

For Trinidad and Tobago, having two Air Arms has led to duplication of effort that has rendered existing assets less effective than they otherwise might have been. A faulty procurement process has also led to an incompatibility of both aircraft and avionics.

• Published: September 21, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The perception of discrimination and the attendant reluctance of Indo-Trinidadians and Indo-Guyanese to enlist in proportionate numbers gives rise to a circle of claims of discrimination that never augur well for good race relations.

• Published: September 05, 2016
• IDSA Comments