Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System: Issues and Challenges Implementation of high-tech solutions without adequately trained personnel is unlikely to help the Border Security Force achieve the goal of foolproof border surveillance. Pushpita Das October 04, 2017 Issue Brief
Fallout of the Rohingya Issue on Bangladesh`s Domestic Politics With the Bangladesh general elections not far away in 2018, and the unlikely scenario of the Rohingya problem being fully resolved in the next few months, the issue is likely to deeply influence the posture of the various political parties. Gautam Sen October 03, 2017 IDSA Comments
High Fuel Prices: Does the End Justify the Means? The contentious discourse in the media ignores the implications of state taxes on rising fuel prices. Vinay Kaushal September 27, 2017 Issue Brief
Acquisition of single-engine fighter aircraft – A few suggestions to expedite the procurement process MoD can leapfrog many of the 11 stages in the procurement programme by taking the measures outlined to fulfil the urgent requirements of the Air Force. Amit Cowshish September 26, 2017 IDSA Comments
The Turkish Military Base in Doha: A Step towards Gaining “Strategic Depth” in the Middle East? The nostalgia among a section of the AKP to recreate the Ottoman past through economic and geopolitical integration has been the driving force behind Turkey’s recent assertive postures in regional matters including the Qatar crisis. Md. Muddassir Quamar September 26, 2017 IDSA Comments
Now The Right in Berlin: The German Elections of 2017 The CDU’s likely coalition partners are the Green Party and the Free Democrats. Such a coalition can work because all partners share a common design on European Unity and socio-economic policies at home. Bharat Wariavwalla September 26, 2017 IDSA Comments
Does India Need Thermonuclear Weapons While thermonuclear weapons are not necessary for maintaining a credible deterrent, they serve the purpose of enabling India to make effective use of its relatively limited fissile material stockpile. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj September 22, 2017 IDSA Comments
India-Japan and ‘Confluence of the Two Seas’: Ten years on The India-Japan ‘action-oriented partnership’ is founded on the pillars of mutuality of interests, shared universal values and commonality of vision in the Indo-Pacific. Titli Basu September 13, 2017 Issue Brief
Barcelona Attacks: India has Cause for Disquiet It is perhaps time to regulate incendiary sermons which radicalise vulnerable sections of society. Prabha Rao September 12, 2017 Issue Brief
The March of Folly Jointly Led By Kim Jong-Un And Donald Trump The crisis over North Korea’s reckless but successful pursuit of nuclear- weapon capability and the misguided response thereto by the United States is taking the world nearer to an unnecessary and perfectly avoidable catastrophe. K. P. Fabian September 12, 2017 IDSA Comments
