IDSA Comments

It has become usual pattern for any political interaction between Bangladesh and India at the highest political level to be preceded, and followed, by an endless stream of analysis and curiosity on both sides of the border, but more so in Bangladesh. The just concluded official visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India from 7 to 10 April has been no exception, nor was it expected to be.

• Shamsher M. Chowdhury , BB
• April 12, 2017
• IDSA Comments

There will be little legitimacy for a pre-emptive US strike on North Korea unless Pyongyang launches a pre-meditated strike on any nation.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• April 12, 2017
• IDSA Comments

With changing times and the growing profile of India in the international system, there is a need for a change in the structure and process of recruitment into this very important service.

• Martand Jha
• April 11, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Syrian decision to use chemical weapons on civilian targets in Khan Sheikhoun in an effort to seek control of the last rebel held territory of Idlib and the US reaction have created a new dynamics in the Syrian crisis.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Post the decommissioning of the Sao Palo, to be completed by 2020, not a single South American navy will operate an aircraft carrier, perhaps reflecting the relative military decline of the region as well as a recognition that carriers can be expensive prestige projects that are quite ineffective in combat.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Sheikh Hasina’s visit should not be seen through the narrow prism of an agreement on defence cooperation or Teesta but through the broader perspective of the unexplored potential in India-Bangladesh relations.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Human rights, privacy and protection of confidentiality are important issues, but so are the requirements of intelligence agencies which have to contend with the inhumane activities of terrorist groups and individuals.

• Ajey Lele
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The result of the by-election clearly indicates the need for the NLD government to speedily engender trust among the ethnic minorities. A successful peace process and peace negotiations can be one aspect of it.

• Sampa Kundu
• April 05, 2017
• IDSA Comments

In the wake of reports that more than 2000 terrorists belonging to the JMB and HUJI-B have entered India, it is imperative to assess the potency of the JMB threat to India’s security and the counter terrorism measures that need to be undertaken to curb the same.

• Nikhil Raj Aggarwal , Mathew Sinu Simon
• April 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments

In the face of Brexit, the continued union of UK and Scotland hinges on arriving at a suitable political accommodation between the UK and the broad spectrum of the Scottish polity and the public.

• Gautam Sen
• April 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments