IDSA COMMENT

The Indian Navy Chief’s Visit and Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation

Given the legacy of defence cooperation and ongoing projects, Russia will remain for the foreseeable future India’s major defence partner.

July 29, 2011

Why Replace the Assam Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar Border?

Replacing the Assam Rifles with the BSF along the Indo-Myanmar will be a sub-optimal option to ensure security in the Northeast region.

July 29, 2011

An Indian Anti-Nuclear Movement?

An anti-nuclear movement in India would remain largely a marginal movement with sporadic spurts depending on the issue at hand, the site in question and the political parties involved.

July 28, 2011

Why Mumbai? Why Now?

The desire for visibility incentivises groups like the Indian Mujahideen to engage in ‘costly-signalling’ through terror strikes.

July 27, 2011

The Norwegian Attacks and the Prevalence of the “Sneaking Regarder”

Terrorists are often wealthy, well-employed, and middle class and those who support terrorist causes are often also of a higher income bracket.

July 25, 2011

Should India Give US Nuclear Suppliers a Reprieve from the Indian Nuclear Liability Law?

If India ratifies the CSC, both the right of the operator for recourse against the supplier and any third party action against the supplier would be nullified, thus providing American companies a singular advantage.

July 22, 2011

Project Tiger: Reintegration of the Surrendered LTTE Cadres

If adequate attention is not given to reintegrating former LTTE militants, there are chances that they may resort to criminal or militant activities for their livelihood.

July 21, 2011

Benefits of the Pegging Arrangement Between Nepali and Indian Currencies

In the existing situation, any effort to do away with the pegging arrangement would further invite capital flight from Nepal and thus affect business, trade and other economic activities.

July 21, 2011

The Other South Asia

Though Pakistan and Afghanistan still continue to be embroiled in religious and ethnic conflict, the rest of South Asia appears keen to check and go beyond such tendencies.

June 20, 2011

GSAT-12: Boosting Transponder Demand

The larger issue which the GSAT-12 launch brings to the fore is that of the mounting demand for satellite transponders and India’s capabilities in this regard.

July 19, 2011

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