IDSA COMMENT

Looking Ahead

If India indeed considers itself to be a rising power, it cannot remain a passive in the face of instability all around it.

January 12, 2010

Turbulence Rocks Islamic Republic

Although Iran’s regime is under no immediate danger of being toppled, it however faces a growing number of internal and external threats which will necessitate prudent redressing.

January 08, 2010

Soldier in War – Positive Perspective

A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as a friend and as a man

January 08, 2010

Convergence of Strategic Interests between India and Japan

The Joint Statement catapulted India-Japan strategic and global partnership to a “New Stage” in which the bilateral relationship is going to be deepened on all fronts, embracing regional, global and economic issues.

January 07, 2010

Dynamics of Indo-Myanmar Economic Ties

Clearly, there is immense scope for cooperation between India and Myanmar to deal in agro-based products, floriculture, engineering, timber and tobacco and expand business cooperation. Although there has been a significant increase in bilateral trade in recent years, full potential has yet to be realised.

January 06, 2010

The PLA on Diplomatic Front in 2009

The participation of the PLA Navy in escort missions in foreign waters is a radical departure from the historical point of view because this is the first time that the PLA Navy is carrying out such tasks not in national waters.

January 06, 2010

Ongoing Revision of Indian Army Doctrine

The point of significance is that even as the Army prepares for the worst case, it would be a political-diplomatic-strategic exercise to ensure that such a scenario does not arise.

January 06, 2010

Rising China at Copenhagen

Given the divergence of views in the industrialized and industrializing countries as was demonstrated at Copenhagen, it is too early to expect any comprehensive result from the Copenhagen Accord. One needs to wait till June 2010 if the UN meeting at Bonn will yield a different outcome.

January 05, 2010

Copenhagen Accord has initiated a drift in climate change negotiations

The Copenhagen Accord is weak and a step back from the Bali Action Plan which talked about four pillars of negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, financial support and technology transfer.

January 04, 2010

Internet at the Crossroads

The Internet’s blurred boundaries and its existing vulnerabilities have led to unhealthy trends, which, if not addressed adequately, could pose severe problems.

December 31, 2009

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