PLA Asserts as Modi-Xi Jinping Talk The military gap between Indian and China is growing steadily as the PLA is upgrading the military infrastructure in Tibet to enable rapid deployment. China will stall resolution of the territorial dispute till it is in a much stronger position. Gurmeet Kanwal September 22, 2014 IDSA Comments
India and China: Ready to Meet Halfway Can the two leaders go further and recognize the regional strategic interests of each other in the Pacific and the Indian Oceans? What about full support for India’s membership of the Security with the two countries working together in that forum? Mukul Sanwal September 22, 2014 IDSA Comments
India Mission to Mars: Ready to Orbit The orbit insertion scheduled for September 24 will be a landmark achievement. The Mars accomplishment could assist the global efforts towards the possible human colonization of the Red Planet and would automatically increase India’s status. Ajey Lele September 19, 2014 IDSA Comments
Strategising India’s Defence Exports What the Strategy for Defence Export tries to achieve is to create institutional mechanisms and establish clear-cut procedures within the overall ambit of the Foreign Trade Export for facilitating arms exports through export promotion/facilitation and export regulation. Laxman Kumar Behera September 17, 2014 IDSA Comments
Xi’s Visit: Dawn of a New Era? Modi should talk to Xi and seek an interim boundary solution at least by having some sort of Friendly Pillars, call them Shanti Stupas along the border (almost 500 kilometers) in the Western Sector. P. Stobdan September 16, 2014 Issue Brief
Strategic Significance of the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement As Australia and India have to deepen their security cooperation for a peaceful prosperous and stable Asia-Pacific region, both the countries will have to manage global nuclear commerce together. Rajiv Nayan September 15, 2014 IDSA Comments
Islamic State not invincible: Need to take Russia, China on board China, like Russia, suffers from domestic terrorism (the Uyghur East Turkestan Islamic Movement). Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has put China on a list of countries accused of persecuting Muslims, thus making it a target for jihad. Sandhya Jain September 15, 2014 IDSA Comments
Need to build a good coalition to combat ISIS There is a great traction amongst western countries on building up a coalition to tackle ISIS, but the big question is which countries in West Asia would be able to synchronise western goals with theirs? While the US and its NATO allies, along with France and Australia have been assisting the Kurdish peshmerga, the list of Arab countries willing to work with the West-led coalition is unclear. Rohit Pattnaik September 09, 2014 IDSA Comments
India-China Ties: Between Personalities and Principles President Xi Jinping’s visit to India is a new opportunity for infusing momentum in the bilateral relations. Economic dealings would be one aspect of the talks; but neither country can afford to bypass the sensitive security and strategic issues that dog their efforts to bring peace and stability. Jagannath P. Panda September 05, 2014 Issue Brief
Nawaz wins this round as army loses plot If Nawaz Sharif now plays his cards well - improves governance, makes his politics more responsive and inclusive, reaches out to opposition and his constituency, doesn’t remain aloof and keeps the parliament and political parties as his back – he could well change the power equations for good. Sushant Sareen September 05, 2014 IDSA Comments
