IDSA Comments

China's Belt and Road Initiative helps African countries in reducing the infrastructure gap in the region. However, it also leaves them open to the risk of unsustainable debt.

• Ruchita Beri
• April 15, 2019
• IDSA Comments

India needs a comprehensive space security architecture consisting of a dedicated Space Command for operational aspects as well as an exclusive Defence Space Research Agency to focus on scientific and technical aspects.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• April 09, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Given India’s dependence on imports for 90 per cent of its telecom equipment, the decision to allow Huawei to bid for 5G should be in line with the national interest, rather than taking sides and constraining options.

• Munish Sharma
• April 03, 2019
• IDSA Comments

There is an urgent need to formulate a ‘Counter Proxy War Doctrine’ that integrates diplomacy, defence, development and other tools of hard and soft power.

• G.G. Dwivedi
• March 28, 2019
• IDSA Comments

An ASAT in itself is not a defensive system that could ‘safeguard’ any asset. Instead, it is an offensive system that could solely be used for retribution in response to an attack on India’s space assets. In that sense, the capability can only be used as a deterrent against a potential rival.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• March 28, 2019
• IDSA Comments

The best option would be for India to continue to work with individual members of the OIC to establish friendly relations and deepen bilateral cooperation, and work to negate the machinations of Pakistan within the OIC.

• Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Md. Muddassir Quamar
• March 25, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Every time a cyber security organisation comes out with a decrypter to counter the effect of GandCrab, a brand new version of the ransomware is generated by effecting a small fix in the code.

• Kritika Roy
• March 22, 2019
• IDSA Comments

A dynamic offset policy has to include a mechanism for identifying the causes for likely delay or default on the part of vendors in discharging their obligation and removing the impediments faced by them

• Amit Cowshish
• March 20, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Shortage of funds even to service the committed liabilities raises questions about the financial affordability of the defence modernisation programme and viability of the push for ‘Make-in-India’ in defence.

• Amit Cowshish
• March 14, 2019
• IDSA Comments

That the AK-203 would be produced in India with 100 per cent indigenous content in less than three years makes it a win-win deal for the Army and the Make in India initiative, with Ordnance Factory Korwa emerging as the biggest winner.

• Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Laxman Kumar Behera
• March 11, 2019
• IDSA Comments