IDSA Comments

North Korea Shells South Korea – Is it Bait?

North Korea’s intent appears to be to entice South Korea and the United States into resuming nuclear negotiations and to test their resolve.

Deauville Summit

The Deauville summit gave the leaders of France, Germany and Russia an opportunity to co-ordinate their positions on many issues.

Amrita Shukla
November 29, 2010
IDSA Comments

Skolkovo Initiative: Russia’s Drive Towards Modernization

The Skolkova initiative is part of Russia’s attempt to develop a robust national innovation system and a knowledge based economy.

Rajorshi Roy
November 26, 2010
IDSA Comments

Less Brussels, more La Manche*? The Case of Anglo-French Defence Co-operation

The question is not whether bilateral co-operation among member-states is a substitute for common European defence.

Kalyani Unkule
November 25, 2010
IDSA Comments

Britain’s Strategic Defence and Security Review

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.

The Culture of ‘Bandhs’ and the Absence of Local Governance in the Northeast

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: Engaging each other in Asia

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

Obama’s AfPak Review should emphasise on Peace Talks with the Taliban

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.