Are Google and Chinese Communist Party Incompatible? There is a contradiction between the CCP methodology which is based on loyalty to the authoritarian ideology and the information age which recognizes the importance of the individual as a critical entity. Gunjan Singh January 28, 2010 IDSA Comments
Keynote Address at the National Seminar on Defence Acquisition Our defence forces require timely and cost effective acquisition of defence equipment to enable them to meet any challenge to the country's security. Especially all of you who represent the strategic community know very well that we are living in an era of challenges from many quarters. The emerging security scenario is very challenging. Nobody can say what will happen in some of our neighbouring areas. The situation is that critical. A. K. Antony January 2010 Journal of Defence Studies
Surveying State of Art Weapon System Availability: Merits of RFI System …..SQRs form the basis of any procurement /development/R&D project undertaken by SHQs, the process of formulating the same should be free of vested influences, maintaining the confidentiality. Puneet Chadha January 2010 Journal of Defence Studies
Hiccups in Sino-US Relations over Arms Sales to Taiwan The military dialogue seems likely to remain suspended over the arms sales issue; discord over Iran’s nuclear issue may increase and more war of words may define the relationships between the two countries. Rajaram Panda January 25, 2010 Issue Brief
Taliban and Weapons of Mass Disruption Threat In Late 2009, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the radical umbrella terror group operating Pakistan, had threatened to unleash a chemical warfare against Pakistan and planned to use the age old… Continue reading Taliban and Weapons of Mass Disruption Threat Animesh Roul January-March 2010 CBW Magazine
Japan mulls granting right to franchise to permanent foreign residents To gain the trust of Seoul and Beijing, the DPJ government plans to present a bill in the Diet for granting the right of franchise to foreign nationals registered as permanent residents, a majority of whom are South Korean and Chinese. Shamshad A. Khan January 21, 2010 IDSA Comments
Balochistan is no Bangladesh Unless Baloch nationalists get their act together in pursuit of ‘achievable nationhood’, it will be only a matter of time before this latest upsurge in Balochistan will be brutally crushed. Sushant Sareen January 19, 2010 IDSA Comments
Sino-Bhutan Boundary Negotiations: Complexities of the ‘Package Deal’ Bhutan and China have decided on a joint field survey to enable harmonising the reference points and names of the disputed areas. Medha Bisht January 19, 2010 IDSA Comments
The Cautious Handling of Secularism in Bangladesh The landslide victory of Awami League in Bangladesh elections created hope of revival of the 1972 constitution of which secularism was an important element. The government of Shaikh Hasina is trying to deal with this issue in a cautious manner. Anand Kumar January 19, 2010 IDSA Comments
Address at the National Seminar on Defence Acquisition Acquisition efficiencies represent the most vital element in India's quest for optimal defence capability build up in the desired time and cost horizons. The focused attention bestowed by MOD and Services Headquarters in recent years on this critical theme is a clear assertion of the country's resolve to acquire full spectrum military strength over the next 15-20 years. V. K. Misra January 2010 Journal of Defence Studies
