India will be able to help and support only to the extent that the demand for democracy and freedom from within Maldives continues to put pressure on Yameen and his security forces.

• Ashok Sajjanhar |
• February 08, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The RSA may be forced to choose between significantly increasing the budgetary allocations for the SAN and adopting a rotational storage programme to preserve capability while reducing operational costs.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• February 05, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Reciprocity and mutual understanding on common concerns will help both ASEAN and India to overcome some of the challenges facing their relationship.

• Sampa Kundu |
• February 01, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

After decades of false starts, AI/ Robotics technologies today appear to be at an inflection point, making rapid advancements which are considered significant enough to usher in a new revolution in military affairs

• R S Panwar |
• January 31, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Weapon development programs are successful when technological innovations are matched with national strategic goals. Further development of the Agni-5 should be based on the objectives of adding to the overall combat potential and augmenting deterrence.

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January 25, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan’s determination to build the Diamer Basha Dam (DBD) project with indigenous funding may prove even more difficult than obtaining foreign funding.

• Priyanka Singh |
• January 23, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Turkey's resolve to dislodge the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, will be seriously tested by the US and Russian opposition to military action against the Kurds.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar |
• January 22, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Is the termination of an unprecedented 40-year production run of the F-16 an indication of the beginning of the end for this versatile combat aircraft?

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January 19, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The declaration of the Disturbed Area provision is fundamentally at odds with the mutually accommodative integration endeavour of the Nagas with the Indian Union as envisioned in the 2015 framework agreement.

• Gautam Sen |
• January 16, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The Nigerian Air Force’s impending acquisition of the JF-17 is a cautionary tale of the need for armed forces everywhere to assess their respective operational environment in a realistic manner and then devise an appropriate equipment procurement strategy.

• Kishore Kumar Khera |
• January 16, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments