Britain and the European Union: Exit Now, Re-enter Later The EU needs Britain and Britain equally needs Europe. So, an arrangement that exists today between EU and Norway could well be a model for Britain. Bharat Wariavwalla June 14, 2017 IDSA Comments
India’s New Initiative in Africa: The Asia–Africa Growth Corridor The Corridor marries India’s brand of human resources development and capacity building with Japan’s objective of delivering quality infrastructure in the region. Ruchita Beri June 13, 2017 IDSA Comments
The GCC in Troubled Waters It is unlikely that Qatar will agree to align its foreign policy with that of Riyadh and to rein in Al Jazeera. K. P. Fabian June 13, 2017 IDSA Comments
Paraguay’s Military: Internal Security Challenges vs Bloc Obsolescence Paraguay’s military faces the twin challenges of maintaining internal and external security, and fighting narco-trafficking while facing bloc obsolescence of its existing assets. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj June 12, 2017 Issue Brief
Harnessing Wind Power through Kites India’s record in wind energy development is good. But the existing technology is fast becoming outdated. Evolving technologies like kite wind should therefore be considered. Shebonti Ray Dadwal June 09, 2017 IDSA Comments
Changes in the SCOMET List: What it means for the Indian Defence Industry The formal inclusion of the Munitions List within the SCOMET framework explicitly brings the defence industry under the purview of India’s global commitment to non-proliferation. Laxman Kumar Behera , G. Balachandran June 08, 2017 IDSA Comments
Qatar Crisis Sharpens Regional Faultlines The decision to target Qatar clearly indicates that the region is now divided into two camps and that the Arab Gulf countries are in no mood to accept neutral players. Md. Muddassir Quamar June 08, 2017 IDSA Comments
Do India-Oman relations need a Push? A high level political engagement between Oman and India will push the relations in the positive direction and also provide a fresh fillip to the economic relations. Jatin Kumar June 08, 2017 IDSA Comments
India Gears Up to Enter the Eurasian Integration Path As India enters the Eurasian integration path, it needs to be aware that there is an emerging trend in favour of intra-regional cooperation in Central Asia. P. Stobdan June 07, 2017 Issue Brief
Possible Outcomes after the US Exit from the Paris Climate Agreement China may emerge as the sole leader of global climate negotiations by supporting the Green Climate Fund, which faces a budget crisis with the US exit. This will also provide an opportunity for China to reshape its current global image. Rajeesh Kumar June 06, 2017 IDSA Comments