The durability of the New START will depend largely on how both sides value it as a means towards disarmament rather than for strategic competition.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• January 07, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

If the achievements of Premier Wen’s visit to India were more pronounced in terms of economic content, his visit to Pakistan was more characterised by political and strategic significance.

• R N Das |
• January 04, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Soon after naming the North Korean regime as its “enemy”, South Korea has, quite abruptly, invoked the desirability of reverting to the Six-Party Talks.

• Preeti Nalwa |
• January 04, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

By postulating that the players think ahead not just to their immediate consequences, but also to the others, game theory can provide a framework to think about defending against terrorist attacks.

• Sarita Azad |
• January 03, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The recent increase in top level Indian delegation visits to Colombo indicates that India has entered a new and more comprehensive phase of bilateral relations with Sri Lanka.

• Hemantha Dayaratne |
• January 03, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Security and development cooperation have become the twin pillars of the India-Bhutan relationship.

• Medha Bisht |
• December 30, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The world needs India as a balancer – in trade, as a market, as an alternative model, and as a world power.

• Sujit Dutta |
• December 30, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Maoists are trying to cash in on major issues like Telangana to expand their mass base in Andhra from where hail their top leadership.

• Uddipan Mukherjee |
• December 28, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

ISRO needs to conduct a thorough enquiry particularly because failure in a time-tested and launch proven “stage one technology” is undesirable.

• Ajey Lele |
• December 28, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies.

• Yogesh Joshi |
• December 28, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments