IDSA Comments

Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in the global non-proliferation regime.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• November 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Though fuzzy, there are linkages between Indian and Nepalese Maoists and these have been either admitted or downplayed by all sides –– the Nepalese Maoists, the Indian Maoists and the Indian government.

• P. V. Ramana
• November 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative is being conceptualized by individuals with experience in the field of space technologies as well as policy planning.

• Ajey Lele
• November 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The much awaited NATO Russian Summit meeting is taking place on November 19-20, 2010 in Lisbon. Will it signify a major thaw in East-West relations, or will existing differences thwart a major rapprochement between the United States, Europe and Russia which could herald a new era in international relations.

• Arvind Gupta
• November 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments

As India deepens its strategic engagement with the countries of South East Asia, ASEAN needs to make up its mind on the mechanisms required to tackle core security issues instead of outsourcing them to a multitude of organisations.

• Pankaj K Jha
• November 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The outcome of the elections in Myanmar is awaited anxiously by the international community but not much change is expected.

• Rahul Mishra
• November 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

President Obama should make his stance clear on the issues of nuclear cooperation between China and Pakistan and perhaps take up the issue with Hu Jintao when he visits Washington DC early next year.

• Ch. Viyyanna Sastry
• November 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The current predicament the Military finds itself in can be used constructively by the Services and the government for undertaking the necessary correctives with a sense of urgency and obligation.

• Ali Ahmed
• November 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The meeting between Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Hanoi on 28-29 October has brought about a warming of the atmosphere and may lead to progress in Sino-Indian relations.

• R N Das
• November 01, 2010
• IDSA Comments

China’s moves concerning Kashmir evoke apprehension regarding retrogressive changes in its Kashmir policy, designed to give it a hold over India. The best case scenario for China is that the Kashmir issue is never resolved; and if this issue inches towards any kind of resolution, that China should be considered a party to the Kashmir dispute.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• November 01, 2010
• IDSA Comments