Panetta’s Prescription for New Directions in US-India Defence Relations: Cyber and Space Security There is an ongoing global competition to gain dominance in the space and cyber domains; while going it alone might be the best policy, collaboration with clearly laid out guidelines and end-goals is not without its benefits. Cherian Samuel , Ajey Lele June 08, 2012 IDSA Comments
Panetta’s Prescription for New Directions in US-India Defence Relations: Cyber and Space Security There is an ongoing global competition to gain dominance in the space and cyber domains; while going it alone might be the best policy, collaboration with clearly laid out guidelines and end-goals is not without its benefits. Cherian Samuel , Ajey Lele June 08, 2012 IDSA Comments
An internal push in Japan to nationlise Islands in the East China Sea While the Japanese government is facing pressure from the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Ishigaki municipal assembly and the main opposition LDP to nationalise the Senkaku Islands, a section of Japanese people have been asking it not to provoke China. Shamshad A. Khan June 08, 2012 IDSA Comments
Transporting Overseas Energy Resources: A Pressing Need but is it a Feasible Prospect? While overseas coal acquisition is a priority for both the government and private players, an important issue confronting them is the transportation of the acquired resources to the domestic market. Dnyanada Palkar June 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Strategic Road-Building along the India-China border Given the urgent need to build strategic roads along the India-China border, the Ministry of Home has sanctioned Rs.1,934 crore for strategic road projects of about 804 kms. Namrata Goswami June 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Sustainanble Culture for Soft Power To maintain our cultural heritage, it is vital that the state encourages the study of Sanskrit and impart vigour to reworking Sanskrit texts like that of the Arthsastra of Chanakya. P. K. Gautam June 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Abrogating the Inimical Discreteness of Af-Pak-In The question of Pakistan’s disintegrating domestic realm and the ramifications of this on national security calculi has not been factored in the post-withdrawal phase as the probability of military responsibilities to be undertaken by regional actors, including India, becomes real. Muska Dastageer June 06, 2012 Issue Brief
Opening the NATO Supply Route: Does Pakistan have any Option? Unless Pakistan opens the NATO supply route, it is very unlikely that the US will transfer any coalition support funds, thus creating serious trouble for the aid-dependent Pakistani economy. Smruti S. Pattanaik , G. Balachandran June 06, 2012 Issue Brief
An Assessment of Manmohan Singh’s Visit to Myanmar Political change in Myanmar is palpable and a sensitive and proactive approach is required to prevent the initiative slipping from India’s hands. Udai Bhanu Singh June 01, 2012 Issue Brief
Nepal: The Constituent Assembly that was….. Nepal’s Constituent Assembly did have some positive achievements, the most important among these being the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the UCPN-M, although it failed to fulfil its other main task of finalising a constitution. Anshuman Behera June 01, 2012 IDSA Comments