IDSA Comments

That cooperation between neighbours can pave the way for resolving issues relating to the management of shared borders is amply demonstrated by the outcomes of various bilateral interactions that took place between India and Bangladesh in recent months.

• Pushpita Das
• October 12, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Just when it seemed that the Arab Spring was almost over and the region was entering a phase of political transition, a flurry of developments in the first week of October 2012 has brought the region back into focus.

• Agarwal, Rajeev
• October 12, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue.

• Cherian Samuel
• October 11, 2012
• IDSA Comments

INS Sudarshini is undertaking the goodwill mission to commemorate 20 years of friendship between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations which falls in December 2012.

• Riddhi Shah
• October 10, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Normative credibility bestows on the Indian and French quest for foreign policy independence the uniqueness not granted to any other bilateral nuclear relationship operating in opposition to the non-proliferation regime.

• Jayita Sarkar
• October 10, 2012
• IDSA Comments

The talk of ‘nationalising’ the PLA seems to have been lost in the slew of sops that the Party has given the PLA in the recent past, but it is not clear for how long such a demand can be parried.

• Mandip Singh
• October 01, 2012
• IDSA Comments

India’s inadequacies in the space arena are not limited to how much weight its launch vehicles can carry into space but also extends to the number of launches that ISRO can carry out in a year.

• Ajey Lele
• October 01, 2012
• IDSA Comments

In particular, Tamil Nadu deems that the Government of Sri Lanka has failed to stand by its commitment to seek a political solution based on devolution of powers under the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution.

• M. Mayilvaganan
• October 01, 2012
• IDSA Comments

As the first national security adviser of India, Brajesh Mishra’s contribution towards building a viable national security management system will always be remembered.

• Arvind Gupta
• September 30, 2012
• IDSA Comments

This commentary looks at the characteristics of Saab’s recent investments as well as the prospect and challenges for current and future Swedish-Indian collaboration in the defence industrial sector.

• Rebecka S. Rydberg
• September 28, 2012
• IDSA Comments