IDSA Comments

Increased security cooperation and the potential for cooperation in the Middle East peace process are likely to be the key areas of discussion during the impending visit of King Abdullah to India.

• Manjari Singh
• March 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Will the Pakistani civilian leadership cease to placate the Islamist forces for their own electoral gain? Will the Army rein in the jihadis it has been using to retain “strategic depth” in Afghanistan?

• Nazir Ahmad Mir
• March 17, 2017
• IDSA Comments

In respect of trade and commerce, some uncertainties are looming over both US-German relations and US-EU relations.

• Gautam Sen
• March 15, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The basic challenge for defence economists is to demonstrate that there are other feasible ways of skinning the cat during budget formulation. But the challenge is also inextricably linked with the need for rationalisation of defence expenditure.

• Amit Cowshish
• March 14, 2017
• IDSA Comments

From all angles – political, economic, diplomatic and military – India is in a position to meet the SLAF’s potential combat aircraft requirements.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• March 10, 2017
• IDSA Comments

North Korea has blatantly breached the chemical weapons ‘red line’ in the killing of the half-brother of Kim Jong-un in Kuala Lumpur on February 13.

• Ajey Lele
• March 06, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Russia’s efforts to differentiate between the Islamic State and Taliban are a mistake given that both groups share a similar ideology, albeit with slight variations.

• Manabhanjan Meher
• March 01, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Bangladesh may be able to manage the Rohingya refugee problem only as a short-term expedient, albeit with considerable economic implications.

• Gautam Sen
• February 28, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The main threat to Mexico comes from illegal privately-operated aircraft which are heavily involved in smuggling. The inability of the Mexican Air Force to guarantee the integrity of its own airspace is therefore a matter of concern.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• February 28, 2017
• IDSA Comments

There is a strong case for abandoning the present approach of looking at the defence budget through the narrow prism of allocation and utilisation, and instead focus on outcomes.

• Amit Cowshish
• February 28, 2017
• IDSA Comments