India-China Economic Engagement: Time to insert COINs An initiative focusing on collaboration and innovation (COIN) in energy, health, infrastructure, and knowledge-intensive industries has potential to overcome emerging fissures and enhance India-China economic relations. Kalyan M. Kemburi December 09, 2010 IDSA Comments
Conceptual Trap in Corruption as a Security Issue Those studying the Naxal challenge cannot afford to ignore the fact that corruption in delivery mechanisms is one root cause of the insurgency. P. K. Gautam December 08, 2010 IDSA Comments
IAEA and the Nuclear Fuel Bank: Signs of Spring in a Nuclear Winter The proposed Nuclear Fuel Bank would provide fuel to only those states that are in compliance with their international commitments, especially obligations under the NPT. Yogesh Joshi December 07, 2010 IDSA Comments
ISRO’s French Connection Sarkozy’s speech at ISRO was an interesting mix of issues relating to geostrategic significance, business, and collaboration in science and technology. Ajey Lele December 07, 2010 IDSA Comments
Prospects for Indo-US relations after President Obama’s visit The best approach for India and the United States will be to work towards incremental improvement in the relationship and focus on those areas which have a direct impact on the people of the two countries. Arvind Gupta December 06, 2010 IDSA Comments
Germany: In the Midst of Fear Al Qaeda and the Taliban seem to be seeking to force Berlin to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by plotting terror attacks in Germany. Namrata Goswami December 03, 2010 IDSA Comments
Wen Jiabao’s India Visit: Evaluating the Strategic Context Wen Jiabao’s visit provides ground to bring better clarity on the Chinese stance over a range of critical issues to India, and to ask whether the sentiments expressed in 2005 were merely rhetorical. Jagannath P. Panda December 02, 2010 IDSA Comments
Professional Military Education: The First Steps in the Indian Context Human resources will remain a critical element to any professional military education system and this entails careful selection of the senior leadership, faculty, and managerial staff. Harinder Singh November 30, 2010 Issue Brief
North Korea’s Artillery Attack on Yeonpyeongdo: Responses and Implications Both the revelation of a highly refined capacity for uranium enrichment and the shelling of South Korean military positions amply demonstrate Pyongyang’s preparedness to push the crisis to the extremes. Rajaram Panda November 30, 2010 Issue Brief
NATO-Russia relations: a new beginning? A summit meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) took place in Lisbon on 19 November 2010. Arvind Gupta November 30, 2010 IDSA Comments