New Twist in the MMRCA Tail MoD will do well to set up a crack team of experts from all fields to work out the terms of the proposed IGA keeping in view the larger picture of what happens after these 36 aircraft are inducted. Amit Cowshish April 15, 2015 IDSA Comments
Libyan Chaos Reaches European Shores The paucity of options for a solution will lead to increasing securitisation of migration in Europe. Meanwhile, the African Union should recognise that the migrant problem is as much theirs as of Europe. After all, the migrants perishing in the sea are not Europeans, but Sub-Saharan Africans. Nachiket Khadkiwala April-June 2015 Africa Trends
India – Tanzania Ties Get A Fillip Despite the decline in piracy, there are other threats such as threat of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The recent discovery of large deposits of natural gas off the country's sea coast has made the Tanzanian government vary of threat to the emerging natural gas infrastructure in the region and it is open to finding new partners, like India, to deal with this peril. Ruchita Beri April-June 2015 Africa Trends
Burundi Elections 2015: An Endless Cycle of Political and Social Unrest For the Burundians a non-violent electoral process was significant for the consolidation of peace and economic recovery in the country, as well as for democracy in the wider Great Lakes region. However, the decision of the current President, Pierre Nkurunziza, to run for the third term had sparked anger among the opposition parties and Burundian population as they saw this move as unconstitutional. Kuhoo Saxena April-June 2015 Africa Trends
India-Ethiopia Cooperation As both Ethiopia and India are old countries, with 3000 and 5000 years of history respectively, their relations go back thousands of years. Genet Zewide April-June 2015 Africa Trends
Revisiting the 1971 ‘USS Enterprise Incident’: Rhetoric, Reality and Pointers for the Contemporary Era The USS Enterprise naval task group entry into the Indian Ocean during the closing stages of 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict led to further deterioration in the relations between India and the United States (US), and this estrangement lasted until the end of the Cold War. The US couched this show of force under the rubric of ensuring safety of American personnel caught up in a war zone. In India, however, this was seen as a coercive attempt to prop up a genocidal military regime. Raghavendra Mishra April 2015 Journal of Defence Studies
Benchmarking of Shipyards and Processes for Cost Effective Naval Shipbuilding The article highlights the applicability of benchmarking methodologies to the shipbuilding industry, and how these could be utilized to improve the competitiveness of shipyards to enable delivery of cost-effective naval ships. Cost continues to be a major factor that characterizes the competitiveness of shipbuilding, and is cited as the main reason for the industry having moved from Europe to Asia over the last two decades. Ajay K. Chhabra April 2015 Journal of Defence Studies
Making ‘Make-in-India’ Move in Defence Production A loosely articulated idea of making India a defence manufacturing hub cannot work unless it is backed by a comprehensive blueprint, efficient procedures, meticulous implementation, trained and responsive manpower, continuous monitoring and quick decision-making. Amit Cowshish April 08, 2015 IDSA Comments
The New U.S. Maritime Strategy: Seeking ‘Clarity’ in an Era of ‘Shifting Reality’ The new version of US maritime strategy candidly recognises China’s maritime expansion and territorial claims as a source of regional unrest, but stops short of recognising the A2/AD challenge even as it pronounces “all-domain access” as a strategic prerequisite. Abhijit Singh April 07, 2015 IDSA Comments
Ashraf Ghani: America’s New Subedar? President Ghani has extended an open invitation to the US for an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan and has also virtually expressed a readiness to play the role of a ‘frontline state’ for any future American contingency. P. Stobdan April 07, 2015 IDSA Comments
