The review shows a remarkable shift in the strategic thinking of UK from that of the Cold War frame to a more independent contemporary assessment with a focus on non-conventional threats.

• Poornima Subramaniam |
• November 25, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The time has come for citizens of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland to stand up against the negative culture of ‘bandhs’ issued by armed groups who invariably represent only themselves, and hold their state governments accountable for poor governance.

• Namrata Goswami |
• November 25, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

India and New Zealand have a great opportunity to work together for the economic wellbeing of the Pacific Island nations.

• Rajaram Panda |
• November 25, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The US needs to take direct charge of the peace talks prong of strategy to meet the mid-2011 deadline of beginning its troops withdrawal as well as to enable NATO departure by 2014.

• Ali Ahmed |
• November 23, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The most important though understated aspect of Obama’s visit to India was the forward movement on almost all facets of defence cooperation.

• Gurmeet Kanwal |
• November 23, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Japan needs to structurally transform domestic demand by focusing on its service sector – medical services, education, environment, and health.

• Rajaram Panda |
• November 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

As long as the sub-conventional deterrence holds, the enunciation of the Cold Start doctrine actually introduces a degree of strategic stability in the region.

• Sushant Sareen |
• November 22, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

In the latest game of one-upmanship, North Korea has up the ante by announcing to the world that there is no stopping its nuclear development programme.

• Rajaram Panda , Ch. Viyyanna Sastry |
• November 18, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

International security analysts must begin a discussion on how reductions in the U.S. defence budget will influence the nature of bilateral security relationships across Asia

• Peter Maher |
• November 16, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The importance of the RIC trilateral initiative lies in the fact that India, Russia and China, as countries with growing international influence, can make substantive contributions to global peace, security and stability.

• R N Das |
• November 15, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments