China’s objection to the early release of a UN report on North Korea’s compliance with UN sanctions stemmed from its misplaced confidence in international diplomacy.

• Rajaram Panda |
• November 12, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Thousands of aviation enthusiasts and professionals are bound to throng to Zhuhai on 16 November, but one wonders if Indian aviation companies and other SMEs would send their delegations or sell their wares at the show.

• Ramesh Phadke |
• November 11, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The removal of some organisations from the Entity List has merely removed a layer of controls and there is no guarantee that all dual-use curbs on India would go.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• November 10, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

President Obama’s visit to Indonesia is expected to excise the sense of drift in the relationship that had crept in the post-Suharto phase of transition.

• Udai Bhanu Singh |
• November 10, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in the global non-proliferation regime.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
• November 10, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Though fuzzy, there are linkages between Indian and Nepalese Maoists and these have been either admitted or downplayed by all sides –– the Nepalese Maoists, the Indian Maoists and the Indian government.

• P. V. Ramana |
• November 09, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative is being conceptualized by individuals with experience in the field of space technologies as well as policy planning.

• Ajey Lele |
• November 09, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The much awaited NATO Russian Summit meeting is taking place on November 19-20, 2010 in Lisbon. Will it signify a major thaw in East-West relations, or will existing differences thwart a major rapprochement between the United States, Europe and Russia which could herald a new era in international relations.

• Arvind Gupta |
• November 08, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

As India deepens its strategic engagement with the countries of South East Asia, ASEAN needs to make up its mind on the mechanisms required to tackle core security issues instead of outsourcing them to a multitude of organisations.

• Pankaj K Jha |
• November 08, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The outcome of the elections in Myanmar is awaited anxiously by the international community but not much change is expected.

• Rahul Mishra |
• November 04, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments