Defence Budget 2018-19: Over to the Standing Committee for Scrutiny This Issue Brief highlights five major issues and concerns that may merit the SCoD’s attention while examining the latest Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence. Laxman Kumar Behera February 26, 2018 Issue Brief
India-Jordan Relations: An Ascendant Partnership King Abdullah II’s forthcoming visit to India represents an opportunity to catapult the relationship to the next higher level in strategic, security, political, energy, trade, investment and economic cooperation. Ashok Sajjanhar February 26, 2018 IDSA Comments
The Global Race for Artificial Intelligence: Weighing Benefits and Risks India can play an essential role in mitigating the risks and maximizing the benefits on account of rapid growth of AI enabled technologies. Munish Sharma February 23, 2018 Issue Brief
The Unintended Consequences of India’s Policy on Citizenship for Tibetan Refugees The four conditions for acquiring Indian citizenship and new regulations to ease the travel abroad of Tibetan refugees could cause the dismantling of Tibetan settlements which are the nerve centres of the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization. Yeshi Choedon February 23, 2018 Policy Brief
The Coming of the Petroyuan? China’s launch of a yuan-denominated oil futures exchange will provide it with the opportunity to create an Asian crude oil benchmark and give it more clout in crude pricing and for promoting the yuan as a truly global currency. Shebonti Ray Dadwal February 22, 2018 IDSA Comments
India and Iran Resolve to Focus on Connectivity and Economic Cooperation Notwithstanding differences on some issues, chiefly, Afghanistan and India’s UNSC aspirations, India and Iran have decided to focus their energies on areas of concurrence such as connectivity and economic cooperation. Ashok Sajjanhar February 20, 2018 IDSA Comments
Resituating Menser and Darchen-Labrang in the Boundary Negotiations with China The Doklam episode should prompt India and Bhutan to rethink their hitherto overlooked issue of resituating Menser and Darchen-Labrang in their academic discourse and policy positions. P. Stobdan February 16, 2018 Policy Brief
Aerial Drone Swarms: The Next Generation Military Weapon Affordability, software domination, reduction in mission costs and risk reduction are some of the advantages swarm technology promises in military campaigns. Atul Pant February 15, 2018 Issue Brief
Can the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Overcome the Leadership Crisis? Political instability in the wake of the arrest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a corruption case will not portend well for Bangladesh and the region. Smruti S. Pattanaik February 15, 2018 IDSA Comments
The Crypto Heist in Japan: Regulator’s Dilemma, Consumer’s Detriment The dexterity with which Japan handles this case and the follow-up measures it adopts will strongly influence other countries to either liberalise the use of cryptocurrencies or strictly forbid them in the interest of consumers, law enforcement and national security. Munish Sharma February 13, 2018 IDSA Comments
