Officers’ Promotion Policy in the Army It is desirable that policies are not tinkered with after every change of command and are allowed to stabilise over a period of 5 to 10 years before they are reviewed for their efficacy. Rumel Dahiya , Vivek Chadha | November 30, 2012 | Issue Brief
The New Defence Offset Guidelines: Challenges Ahead MoD has to assume the leadership role and provide some kind of a single-window service to the defence industry to steer the offsets in a direction that helps achieve the objective of modernisation through self-reliance. Amit Cowshish | November 30, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Obama’s Visit to Myanmar Obama’s visit strengthens the hands of President U Thein Sein and has raised expectation that it would encourage the Myanmar government to address the democratisation and ethnic challenges. Udai Bhanu Singh | November 29, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Renewed American Engagement with Nepal’s Maoists America’s removal of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party from the list of global terrorist groups not only recognises the party’s transformation from a “violent” political outfit to a political party committed to democratic norms, but also signals renewed US interest in Nepal. Monalisa Adhikari | November 27, 2012 | Issue Brief
Four Years Hence: A Review of the Coastal Security Mechanism While India has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for securing the country’s coasts, there is still a great deal to be done in terms of addressing issues relating to perceptions, resources as well as organisational management to ensure effective coastal security. Pushpita Das | November 26, 2012 | IDSA Comments
“Peace” for Gaza: Lessons from Israel’s “brutish” stand-off with Hamas Both sides appear to have wisely avoided a gruelling battle of attrition by opting for a tactical truce - not seemingly on account of a preference for peace but because of a pragmatic recognition of the futility of further conflict. Abhijit Singh | November 26, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Towards an Asia-Pacific Alliance Coincidentally or not, China’s maritime disputes with its neighbours in the littoral have been gaining global attention ever since Obama’s announcement in January 2012 of his country’s “pivot” strategy in the Asia-Pacific. Sarosh Bana | November 26, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Political Stalemate and Transitional Justice in Post-conflict Nepal Failure to provide justice will significantly undermine the capacity of the state to uphold the rule of law and undermine the foundations of the new institutions that are being instituted. Monalisa Adhikari | November 21, 2012 | Issue Brief
What did China Gain at the End of the Fighting in November 1962? By first crossing the McMahon Line and then retreating north beyond the McMahon Line on the conclusion of hostilities, the Chinese only served to further reinforce the validity of the McMahon Line as the international frontier. R. S. Kalha | November 21, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India-Japan Join Hands to Challenge China’s Rare Earth Monopoly The most interesting aspect of India and Japan coming together is that they are also proposing to engage with other states where REEs are available for excavation. Ajey Lele | November 20, 2012 | IDSA Comments
