Defence Procurement Procedure The Unfinished Agenda It has been a long time since the first set of instructions on defence procurement was issued in 1992. Since then, however, there have been several refinements and additions, based on the feedback from the stakeholders and the experience of the Defence Ministry itself, culminating in the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2011. This is presently under review and it would be reasonable to expect that the changes being contemplated will result in further refinement of the procedure and address some of the concerns expressed from time to time. Amit Cowshish July 2012 Journal of Defence Studies
Parliament and Defence Preparedness The leakage of the former Army Chief General V.K. Singh’s secret letter of 12 March 2012 to the Prime Minister, on large scale deficiencies in the Army, created an uproar in Parliament. While the issue of who leaked the letter and the motive behind the leak is under investigation by intelligence agencies, the bigger aspect that needs to be examined is how did we reach this level of hollowness, and what needs to be done to rectify the situation and avoid a recurrence in the future. Deepak Kapoor July 2012 Journal of Defence Studies
NATO Supply-Lines: Crocodile Tears and India Dilute Pakistan’s Ghairat Regardless of the spin and gloss that Pakistan puts on the decision to re-open NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, it was in large measure the result of sustained US economic, political and diplomatic pressure. Sushant Sareen July 06, 2012 IDSA Comments
The Significance of Connectivity in India-Myanmar Relations With better connectivity and implementation of various development projects, the Asian Highway would enable the North-East region to become a business hub of South Asia. Shristi Pukhrem July 06, 2012 IDSA Comments
Multiple Rebel ‘Naga Armies’ in Nagaland Without rooting out the parallel structures of an illegitimate economy and violence existing in Nagaland, efforts undertaken by Naga civil society to bring about peaceful reconciliation would only deliver sub-optimal results. Namrata Goswami July 06, 2012 IDSA Comments
African Union COMMISSION IN A STALEMATE The imbroglio over who should be chairperson of the African Union Commission has exposed deep divisions among African states, which will undermine the effective functioning of the commission itself. Babjee Pothuraju July 06, 2012 Backgrounder
SM Krishna’s Visit to Tajikistan and India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy SM Krishna’s visit marks the stepping up of India’s newly pronounced ‘connect Central Asia’ policy, although the biggest challenge is convert the proposals into reality. Meena Singh Roy July 05, 2012 IDSA Comments
Debating the Interlocutors’ Report on Jammu and Kashmir There is much scope for imaginative thinking on the desirability, compatibility of goals and feasibility of the political, cultural and socio-economic components of the new compact as suggested by the Interlocutors. Arpita Anant July 04, 2012 IDSA Comments
ULFA Talks: Focusing the Dialogue on Resolvables It is important that the ULFA talks do not get enmeshed on issues that create divisions, counter-claims and result in lack of consensus leading to a locked positional dialogue with no resolution in sight. Namrata Goswami July 03, 2012 IDSA Comments
The Arms Trade Treaty and India Since the idea of export controls may be new for a large number of countries, and most of the proposed provisions are borrowed from existing systems in developed countries, the treaty should be flexible enough to remove redundant provisions and adopt new provisions suitable for changed circumstances. Rajiv Nayan July 02, 2012 IDSA Comments
