Change of Government in Manipur: Glimmer of Hope or Shivers of Anxiety? It would be prudent for the new state government to re-instil confidence among all parties through a total focus on equitable development in both the Hills and the Valley areas and take all stakeholders on board before undertaking any controversial move. Pradeep Singh Chhonkar March 20, 2017 IDSA Comments
The Impending Visit of Jordan’s King Abdullah Increased security cooperation and the potential for cooperation in the Middle East peace process are likely to be the key areas of discussion during the impending visit of King Abdullah to India. Manjari Singh March 20, 2017 IDSA Comments
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad: Timely, but Unlikely to Succeed Will the Pakistani civilian leadership cease to placate the Islamist forces for their own electoral gain? Will the Army rein in the jihadis it has been using to retain “strategic depth” in Afghanistan? Nazir Ahmad Mir March 17, 2017 IDSA Comments
How Nagas Perceive the Creation of Seven Additional Districts in Manipur Naga leaders have alleged that Naga villages have been merged with non-Naga areas to form the new districts and that the Manipur Government did not consult all stake holders including the Hill Area Committees before taking the decision. Sushil Kumar Sharma March 15, 2017 Issue Brief
Prospects of US–German Relations under Trump In respect of trade and commerce, some uncertainties are looming over both US-German relations and US-EU relations. Gautam Sen March 15, 2017 IDSA Comments
Defence Expenditure: A Challenge for Defence Economists The basic challenge for defence economists is to demonstrate that there are other feasible ways of skinning the cat during budget formulation. But the challenge is also inextricably linked with the need for rationalisation of defence expenditure. Amit Cowshish March 14, 2017 IDSA Comments
Sri Lanka’s Fighter Selection – An Opportunity for India From all angles – political, economic, diplomatic and military – India is in a position to meet the SLAF’s potential combat aircraft requirements. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj March 10, 2017 IDSA Comments
North Korea’s ‘Chemistry’ with WMDs North Korea has blatantly breached the chemical weapons ‘red line’ in the killing of the half-brother of Kim Jong-un in Kuala Lumpur on February 13. Ajey Lele March 06, 2017 IDSA Comments
When the Taiwanese Came Calling: Chinese Reaction and the Indian Response Clarity, firmness and sticking to the positive territory of the relations have to be essential elements in India’s approach towards Taiwan. Prashant Kumar Singh March 03, 2017 Issue Brief
Russia’s Policy Shift towards Taliban and Pakistan Russia’s efforts to differentiate between the Islamic State and Taliban are a mistake given that both groups share a similar ideology, albeit with slight variations. Manabhanjan Meher March 01, 2017 IDSA Comments
