IDSA ISSUE BRIEFS

The Arctic as a Global Common

India’s ‘strategic community’ must take the lead in articulating the debating the idea of including the Arctic in the discourse on global commons.

P. K. Gautam
September 02, 2011

RoK’s Jeju Island Naval Base

The Jeju naval base is intended to serve two objectives: to protect the country from possible missile attacks from North Korea and to allow the United States to station Aegis class destroyers.

Rajaram Panda
September 01, 2011

Is the Mumbai Police Geared up to the Task of Combating Terrorism?

This Issue Brief reviews the progress or lack thereof on the front of modernization of police forces under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme, with specific reference to the Mumbai Police.

Amit Kumar
August 30, 2011

China’s Claim on Arunachal Pradesh: Local Perspectives

Issue Brief tries to establish an understanding of local perspectives on the Chinese claim. It also details the challenges that have been afflicting the state over the years namely related to governance, rivers, and border security....

Namrata Goswami
July 11, 2011

Jawaharlal Nehru and the Chief of Defence Staff

The appointment of the Naresh Chandra Committee is an opportunity for India’s strategic community to engage in a long-overdue debate on our approach to national security

V. P. Malik and Anit Mukherjee
July 11, 2011

An Ocean at The Intersection of Two Emerging Maritime Narratives

This issue brief delves into the pragmatic motivations undergirding India and China’s “will to the sea”, before examining on a more conceptual level how New Delhi and Beijing have drawn on the old in order to buttress the new, most notably through the crafting of two maritime narratives.

Iskander Rehman
July 11, 2011

Sudan in Transition

As a new nation emerges in Africa, India needs to shape its policy to deal with impending changes in Sudan. India’s deep engagement with Sudan suggests that its role in post referendum Sudan will be important

Ruchita Beri
July 08, 2011

India, ENR and NSG

Unless the NSG is willing to modify its guidelines to allow ENR transfers to India, India should not seek admission to NSG membeship even if offered.

G. Balachandran
July 05, 2011

India’s Membership of the NSG: Possible Options

This Brief elaborates the principles that need to be followed to evolve a criteria-based approach to enable India to join the NSG as a full member and contribute materially and substantially to a future non-proliferation regime that will be acceptable to the international community as a whole.

G. Balachandran
June 16, 2011

Faulty Manpower Policy in Indian Armed Forces: Time for Action

Faulty promotion policies and the unsatisfactory professional education of the officer corps deprive Indian military officers of the opportunity to master strategy and develop capacities for handling high level issues.

Rumel Dahiya
June 13, 2011

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