Searching for Options In the aftermath of the disastrous meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan, there is an all-pervasive air of despondency if not frustration as India seems to be running out of options. Ramesh Phadke | July 23, 2010 | IDSA Comments
UNSC statement on “Cheonan”: Sino-US compromise or limits of diplomacy The UNSC statement is more a testimony to Sino-US compromise arrived at after nearly a month and half of negotiations rather than being a “diplomatic victory” as has been hailed by North Korea. Preeti Nalwa | July 23, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Streamlining Defence Acquisition Process The process for Defence Acquisitions in India has evolved considerably in the last decade or so, and is being refined further. The Ministry of Defence recognizes the importance of timely modernization, and of balancing the operational needs with the requirements of transparency and probity. There are a number of areas where further initiatives are being considered and the Ministry of Defence, in consultation with all stake holders, would be moving forward in this regard. Nirmal Kumar Verma | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Judging Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions and Likely Implications There is no denying that Myanmar has an ongoing nuclear research programme but whether it has the intention of developing nuclear weapons remains unclear. Rajesh Kapoor | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
JMB Remains the Fountainhead of Terror in Bangladesh Recent arrests prove the close relationship between Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and extremist groups that have vowed to turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state. Anand Kumar | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Need to Understand the Military Modern democracies are much more than about simply throwing the rule book at their militaries. Armed forces expressing their views on grave issues of security should be taken in the right spirit. Ajey Lele | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Seeking Truth from Facts: The Sino-Taiwanese Trade Pact While the economies of China and Taiwan are getting integrated and there has been increasing contact between the people across the strait, the two sides are maintaining a studied silence on unification. R N Das | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Some Issues of Civil Military Relations The current discourse which is mostly about the role or the absence of such a role for the military in decision making misses out on key currents and issues like overcoming the massive import syndrome and sustaining the positive image of the soldier in society. P. K. Gautam | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The EEAS and the EU-India Strategic Partnership Seen from this part of the globe, it is indeed relevant to have a preliminary analysis of the EU-India strategic partnership after the EEAS has formally come into existence. Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Tenets of Indian Foreign Policy and Indo-US Partnership The ongoing Indo-US partnership talks are interesting considering the international systemic developments, and seen from the outside is an odd development happening at the heart of rising powers in global politics. Mehmet Ozkan | July 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
