Mother of All Bombs: A New Age Weapon of Mass Destruction? Given the advertisement surrounding the use of MOAB, it is possible that the Trump administration is signalling to its adversaries the very lethal weapons in its arsenal and its willingness to use them. Ajey Lele | April 18, 2017 | IDSA Comments
The many imponderables in sharing the Teesta waters Unless an integrated view of Teesta basin management is adopted, the water and power needs of Sikkim and Bengal cannot be attended to in juxtaposition to the needs of Bangladesh. Gautam Sen | April 18, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Military Change: Survival of the Most Adaptable The Greek philosopher Thucydides famously stated the proximate words: ‘The only constant [in life] is change’. (Even the most stable isotope, Tellerium-128, changes; it will decay to half its mass in 2.2 septillion years!) Change, therefore, is inevitable and takes place in every animate and inanimate thing and becomes necessary to remain relevant in the environment that one lives in. If your enemy changes his way of fighting and you do not, then a dysfunction in countering your enemy is inevitable. Ghanshyam Katoch | April 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
CPEC and the Future of Gilgit Baltistan Given an already upset population and the presence of anti-establishment factions, the unequal distribution of the benefits of CPEC is likely to ignite protests and cause a setback to the initiative as well to the Pakistan establishment. Zainab Akhter | April 13, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Rise of Terrorism in Africa Terrorism has grown exponentially in the African continent, not only in terms of the number of attacks but also the number of countries affected. There is an arc of instability spreading across Africa, from Nigeria in the west to Somalia in the east. Ruchita Beri | April 13, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Delhi Visit It has become usual pattern for any political interaction between Bangladesh and India at the highest political level to be preceded, and followed, by an endless stream of analysis and curiosity on both sides of the border, but more so in Bangladesh. The just concluded official visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India from 7 to 10 April has been no exception, nor was it expected to be. Shamsher M. Chowdhury , Untitled | April 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Can Kim Jong-Un be tamed? There will be little legitimacy for a pre-emptive US strike on North Korea unless Pyongyang launches a pre-meditated strike on any nation. A. Vinod Kumar | April 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Revamping the Indian Foreign Service With changing times and the growing profile of India in the international system, there is a need for a change in the structure and process of recruitment into this very important service. Martand Jha | April 11, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Heading East: Security, Trade and Environment between India and Southeast Asia, by Karen Stoll Farrell and Sumit Ganguly Heading East, Security, Trade and Environment between India and Southeast Asia, co-edited by Sumit Ganguly and Karen Stoll Farrell, consisting of 11 chapters and one introductory note by the editors, broadly deals with India’s Look East/Act East Policy (LEP/AEP). Sampa Kundu | April 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to India: an opportunity to broaden the relationship Sheikh Hasina’s visit should not be seen through the narrow prism of an agreement on defence cooperation or Teesta but through the broader perspective of the unexplored potential in India-Bangladesh relations. Smruti S. Pattanaik | April 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
