Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power The reformist and open policy which Beijing adopted in late 1978 has transformed the overall structure of Chinese economy, society as well as its military. It is because of the success of this that China moved from an agrarian under-developed country to become the world’s factory. Its growth has made China the second largest global economy. The economic transformation has entailed significant investments in military modernisation and pursuit of advanced defence technology. Gunjan Singh | July 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Indo-US Defence Partnership: Future Prospects Given India’s evolving procurement system, efforts should be made to enhance compatibility of technology from various sources. This may require greater cooperation with the US since many of India’s suppliers other than Russia depend on US technologies for their products. Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | June 26, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Line on Fire: Ceasefire Violations and India–Pakistan Escalation Dynamics, by Happymon Jacob While contending the prevailing realists’ explanation of war happening because of power struggle, John Vasquez argues in his book, The War Puzzle Revisited, that a majority of wars are fought over territory, either to defend or occupy it. According to Vasquez, territorial disputes between two countries are ‘much more war-prone’ than others. Nazir Ahmad Mir | July-September 2019 | Journal of Defence Studies
Defence Agenda for Modi Government 2.0 Implementing the outlined 27 reform measures in four broad areas – Planning, Defence Budget, Acquisition and Make in India – would strengthen defence preparedness and build a credible defence industrial base. Laxman Kumar Behera | June 06, 2019 | Policy Brief
WhatsApp: One Call away from being a spyware The WhatsApp bug brings to light the same old dilemma between safeguarding individual privacy and enabling the state to undertake surveillance in the interest of security. Kritika Roy | June 03, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Power Defiance Redefined The Arms Trade Treaty is flawed and requires strengthening. Ratified States need to take the lead in fortifying the Treaty before more member States are asked to join. Kanica Rakhra | May 29, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Rising US-Iran Hostilities and Challenges for India While India is likely to meet the shortfall in its crude oil imports, the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran have the potential to either seriously damage India’s ties with Iran or hinder the strategic partnership with the United States. Md. Muddassir Quamar | May 24, 2019 | Issue Brief
Modi’s Agenda 2.0 for the Middle East During his first term, Modi had invested considerable political capital in cultivating critical players. The second term should enable him to reap the fruits of his political investments and elevate his engagements to a higher level. P. R. Kumaraswamy | May 24, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Design and Development of Equipment by DRDO, DPSUs and Ordnance Factories There is a need to make it clear in the text of Paragraph 72 of DPP 2016 that no vendor other than the Development-cum-Production partner or the nominated Production Agency will be permitted to enter the tendering process at the post prototype development stage. Amit Cowshish | May 24, 2019 | IDSA Comments
US-China Trade War and the High Technology Sector In this era of complex interdependence, sudden disruptions in supply chains will not only hurt Chinese businesses in the US and elsewhere, but also damage the US economy as well as its reputation as a business destination. Munish Sharma | May 22, 2019 | IDSA Comments
