IDSA Comments

Often criticised as an obstructionist or stubborn negotiator, India now holds considerable credibility as a leader when it comes to climate change related pledges.

• Satyam Malaviya
• September 03, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Hacker groups have turned their attention to stock markets not just to disrupt operations but also to trade and make financial gains.

• Ajey Lele , Munish Sharma
• September 02, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Egypt under President Gamal Abdel Nasser and India under the leadership of its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were the torchbearers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Their commitment to socialism also kept both the leaders and countries drawn towards each other.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• September 01, 2015
• IDSA Comments

At the moment, the radical Muslim convert threat does appear to be limited to Europe and America where the converts are ‘less visible’.

• Surya Valliappan Krishna
• August 31, 2015
• IDSA Comments

India’s increasing investments in space for strategic purposes clearly indicates the rising relevance of space assets for the armed forces.

• Ajey Lele
• August 31, 2015
• IDSA Comments

The 19th August amendment to the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 extends the provision of exchange rate variation to Indian vendors under all the procurement categories of capital acquisition.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 31, 2015
• IDSA Comments

It was not in Pakistan’s interest that the NSA meeting should take place. It is to their credit that they managed to do that by waving a red flag at the Indians through their first briefing on the planned NSA talks by mentioning their invitation to the Hurriyat leaders for a meeting in Delhi prior to the NSA talks.

• G. Balachandran
• August 28, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Chinese stakes in Gilgit Baltistan could propel Pakistan to introduce a stop gap provincial arrangement that would contain popular resistance, promote greater stability, and deflate India’s objections to CPEC.

• Priyanka Singh
• August 27, 2015
• IDSA Comments

A growing Sino-Russian-Pakistani maritime nexus in the IOR poses a challenge to India’s influence in the Indian Ocean and heralds a potential change in the Asian balance of maritime power.

• Abhijit Singh
• August 27, 2015
• IDSA Comments

The 5th August amendment to the offset guidelines exemplifies how difficult it is to let go of unnecessary controls.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 27, 2015
• IDSA Comments