India’s Iran Defiance The American inability to provide effective leadership in the Middle East is a sufficient incentive for Indian defiance over unilateral oil sanctions against Iran. Yes, this defiance has difficulties and problems, but it is worth the price to assert India’s independent foreign policy making. P. R. Kumaraswamy | March 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India’s Iran Defiance The American inability to provide effective leadership in the Middle East is a sufficient incentive for Indian defiance over unilateral oil sanctions against Iran. Yes, this defiance has difficulties and problems, but it is worth the price to assert India’s independent foreign policy making. P. R. Kumaraswamy | March 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
New Delhi BRICS Summit: New Prospects, But More Challenges? The real challenges for the New Delhi summit are issues that are linked not only with the future of BRICS but also with the conduct and approach of its members towards each other. Jagannath P. Panda | March 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Non-Aligned Movement and Nuclear Security Despite not taking a stand on nuclear security or nuclear terrorism, the NAM appears determined to adopt key elements of nuclear security. Rajiv Nayan | March 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
Ghazi Force: Pakistan’s Nemesis Strikes Again Ghazi Force is likely to continue to haunt Pakistan given its renewal of fund-generating activities and the links that it has established with like-minded groups. Aditi Malhotra | March 16, 2012 | Backgrounder
The Perils of Strategic NCO and Tactical General War is a too serious a business to be left to NCOs and Generals must be involved both at the strategic and tactical levels to ensure the moral and disciplined manifestation of a professional military. P. K. Gautam | March 15, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: A Policy in Making India should thus take a regional lead to push Bhutan’s idea of ecological preservation forward, an action which will further generate goodwill and understanding between the two countries. Medha Bisht | March 15, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The New US-North Korea Nuclear Understanding The real test of the latest deal will be when the IAEA inspectors visit North Korea’s nuclear facility and file their report on the moratorium. Preeti Nalwa | March 14, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Iran in the Israeli Calculus Israel is likely to calculate that it would better to wait and use diplomacy to push the major global and regional powers towards some kind of a joint venture against the much feared nuclear designs of Iran. Jagdish N Singh | March 13, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Technology For The Future IAF: The Case For Hypersonic Craft The re-equipment of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the medium- to long-term requires a careful look at the costs and technical problems associated with Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). The country may gain from examining alternative means of achieving the benefits in capability offered by FGFA through the possibly cheaper hypersonic route, especially if pursued indigenously. Vivek Kapur | March 09, 2012 | Issue Brief
