A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as a friend and as a man

• K C Dixit |
• January 08, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Joint Statement catapulted India-Japan strategic and global partnership to a “New Stage” in which the bilateral relationship is going to be deepened on all fronts, embracing regional, global and economic issues.

• Rajaram Panda |
• January 07, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Clearly, there is immense scope for cooperation between India and Myanmar to deal in agro-based products, floriculture, engineering, timber and tobacco and expand business cooperation. Although there has been a significant increase in bilateral trade in recent years, full potential has yet to be realised.

• Saurabh |
• January 06, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The participation of the PLA Navy in escort missions in foreign waters is a radical departure from the historical point of view because this is the first time that the PLA Navy is carrying out such tasks not in national waters.

• Prashant Kumar Singh |
• January 06, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The point of significance is that even as the Army prepares for the worst case, it would be a political-diplomatic-strategic exercise to ensure that such a scenario does not arise.

• Ali Ahmed |
• January 06, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Given the divergence of views in the industrialized and industrializing countries as was demonstrated at Copenhagen, it is too early to expect any comprehensive result from the Copenhagen Accord. One needs to wait till June 2010 if the UN meeting at Bonn will yield a different outcome.

• Simi Thambi |
• January 05, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Copenhagen Accord is weak and a step back from the Bali Action Plan which talked about four pillars of negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, financial support and technology transfer.

• Arvind Gupta |
• January 04, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Internet’s blurred boundaries and its existing vulnerabilities have led to unhealthy trends, which, if not addressed adequately, could pose severe problems.

• Cherian Samuel |
• December 31, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Vietnam’s third national defence white paper shows its commitment to greater transparency in defence modernization and strategic planning.

• Pankaj K Jha |
• December 31, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

It would appear that for the moment at least the TINA factor operates in favour of the Zardari/Gilani combine especially if they continue to occupy their offices without wielding any real power.

• Sushant Sareen |
• December 30, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments