How to look at President Hu Jintao’s US Visit: Détente or Stalemate? Primarily because of the uncertainties surrounding US-China relations, the Hu-Obama summit ended in a stalemate with both leaders agreeing to disagree on important matters. Avinash Godbole January 27, 2011 IDSA Comments
Washington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan The defence diplomacy of the United States in the midst of the current war against terror in Afghanistan is designed towards ending the US military operations without ceding total authority to the Taliban. The US-led international coalition of forces, that include NATO forces, have failed to crush the Taliban. On the other hand, Taliban have been unable to force the external forces to quit Afghanistan. The US does not want to quit without the assurance that no second 9/11 takes place. Chintamani Mahapatra January 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
A Critical Review of Defence Procurement Procedure 2011 In the absence of reforms in several areas, DPP-2011 may not be able to achieve its stated objectives of expeditious procurement and greater involvement of domestic industry in defence production. Laxman Kumar Behera January 25, 2011 Issue Brief
India and Indonesia: Trade and Investment Complementarities To maximise gains from their bilateral relations, India and Indonesia have to tread a middle path - a mix of furthering economic complementarities while competing to attract foreign investments. Rahul Mishra January 25, 2011 Issue Brief
Forging India’s Hard Power in the New Century The changing security environment calls for re-fashioning the use of hard power, which may have to be managed differently in the future. Harinder Singh January 24, 2011 Issue Brief
India-Indonesia: Towards Strategic Convergence President Yudhoyono’s visit is likely to take the strategic partnership to the next level. Pankaj K Jha January 24, 2011 IDSA Comments
Indian Chemical Export Controls System and the Australia Group India has an elaborate and comprehensive export controls system for chemical agents that can be used for chemical warfare. Strict control of chemical agents is considered important because, of all… Continue reading Indian Chemical Export Controls System and the Australia Group Rajiv Nayan January-June 2011 CBW Magazine
Preventive Diplomacy, Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience This article is an exploration of the effectiveness of defence cooperation as a means of preventive diplomacy. The paper begins by suggesting that both defence cooperation and preventive diplomacy are concepts rooted in cooperative security. For the purposes of this paper, cooperative security is understood as an overarching concept that comprises alliances, collective security and preventive action. The fundamental claim of the article is that defence cooperation has more to offer than its own immediate benefits. Swapna Kona Nayudu January 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
Biometrics against Bioterrorism; Steps for Trans-national Countermeasure Strategies Introduction Due to various factors like advances in biomedical technology, emerging infectious diseases research and other related activities, knowledge, materials, and equipment needed for manufacturing biological weapons are spreading rather… Continue reading Biometrics against Bioterrorism; Steps for Trans-national Countermeasure Strategies Shashank Singhal January-June 2011 CBW Magazine
Why Indonesia is Important to India The Indian Government, and the Foreign policy establishment in particular, can do more to leverage the vast collective experience of Indians in Indonesia and channel it towards the larger ends of bilateral cooperation. Navrekha Sharma January 20, 2011 Issue Brief
