IDSA Comments

Should India Conduct an ASAT Test Now?

A decision to conduct an ASAT test has to be a nuanced one considering the strategic advantages such a test could offer and the diplomatic elbow room that it would give during negotiations on a space arms control mechanism.

Ajey Lele
July 11, 2012
IDSA Comments

Japan’s (un)clear nuclear ambition

Japan’s amendment of its atomic energy law with the inclusion of a “national security” clause is being viewed within the country as a ploy to pave the way for the acquisition of nuclear weapons.

India and US Rebalancing Strategy for Asia-Pacific

In the light of the US rebalancing strategy in the Asia-Pacific, the Indian dilemma is how to boost its relationship with the US that can provide an impetus to its economy and defence capability building without antagonising China.

Arun Sahgal
July 09, 2012
IDSA Comments

What does the discovery of Higgs boson mean?

With the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing link in the Standard Model of physics has been found and the Standard Model stands further strengthened.

Arvind Gupta
July 09, 2012
IDSA Comments

NATO Supply-Lines: Crocodile Tears and India Dilute Pakistan’s Ghairat

Regardless of the spin and gloss that Pakistan puts on the decision to re-open NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, it was in large measure the result of sustained US economic, political and diplomatic pressure.

The Significance of Connectivity in India-Myanmar Relations

With better connectivity and implementation of various development projects, the Asian Highway would enable the North-East region to become a business hub of South Asia.

Multiple Rebel ‘Naga Armies’ in Nagaland

Without rooting out the parallel structures of an illegitimate economy and violence existing in Nagaland, efforts undertaken by Naga civil society to bring about peaceful reconciliation would only deliver sub-optimal results.

SM Krishna’s Visit to Tajikistan and India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy

SM Krishna’s visit marks the stepping up of India’s newly pronounced ‘connect Central Asia’ policy, although the biggest challenge is convert the proposals into reality.

Debating the Interlocutors’ Report on Jammu and Kashmir

There is much scope for imaginative thinking on the desirability, compatibility of goals and feasibility of the political, cultural and socio-economic components of the new compact as suggested by the Interlocutors.

Arpita Anant
July 04, 2012
IDSA Comments

ULFA Talks: Focusing the Dialogue on Resolvables

It is important that the ULFA talks do not get enmeshed on issues that create divisions, counter-claims and result in lack of consensus leading to a locked positional dialogue with no resolution in sight.