IDSA Comments

The partial cease-fire brokered and imposed by Russia and Turkey, with Iran’s concurrence, on Assad and the ‘moderates’, might mark a turning point in Syria’s tortuous journey since 2011.

• K. P. Fabian
• January 02, 2017
• IDSA Comments

A standalone visit to Israel will not only be in line with Modi’s engagement with the Middle East but would also send a powerful message to the international community that India is no longer apologetic about befriending Israel.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy
• January 02, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Higher Defence Management, Civil-military relations and force modernisation were three critical areas in which there was little or no movement in the year gone by.

• Amit Cowshish
• January 02, 2017
• IDSA Comments

It is highly recommended that a range of nano and pico satellites be manufactured and their employment integrated with the border management system.

• Amit Mukherjee
• December 30, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The voting booth was a good metre high with glass on one side, so that one can see that the voting papers are not tampered with.

• Shriniwas Kelkar
• December 28, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While it was difficult to delve into the depth of the country’s internal dynamics, the overall impression one got was that the democratic process is making marked progress, albeit as per Uzbekistan’s own political ethos and traditions.

• P. Stobdan
• December 26, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While the Manipur government’s decision to create seven new districts has come in the wake of popular demands for improved administrative efficiency, there has been fierce opposition from Naga bodies which view it as an attempt to divide the Naga people

• Pradeep Singh Chhonkar
• December 23, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While the larger air forces are capable of sustaining their existing and future inventories for some time to come, the combat assets available to the region’s smaller air forces are facing a problem of pending obsolescence.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• December 22, 2016
• IDSA Comments

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his administration may adopt.

• Titli Basu
• December 20, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While the creation of seven new smaller districts has led to agitations by the United Naga Council, efficiencies in administrative tasks should be obtainable with district headquarters closer to the respective inhabitants.

• Gautam Sen
• December 16, 2016
• IDSA Comments