The benchmark price could be different from the initial cost estimate because, in many cases, the negotiation stage is reached several years after in-principle approval.

• Amit Cowshish |
• November 20, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Crown Prince Salman has been using oil as a tool to further his political ambitions both domestically and internationally, and Saudi Aramco acts as a nucleus around which his ambitions revolve.

• Chithra Purushothaman |
• November 16, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

A long coastline, ports, and availability of airfields all make Odisha a strategic asset that provides considerable leverage for securing India’s national interests and enhancing influence in South East Asia.

• Bhabani Das |
• November 13, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Xi envisions China as a key player in shaping the new global order with Chinese characteristics. His grand strategy is in consonance with the Chinese strategic culture of ‘thinking deep and far’

• G.G. Dwivedi |
• November 10, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The inclusion of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Charter of the Communist Party of China indicates that it is not merely an economic policy but rather a ‘political project’.

• Jagannath P. Panda |
• November 07, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

On October 12, 2017, Fatah and Hamas, the two dominant factions in Palestinian politics, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo to end their decade-long conflict.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar |
• November 03, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Trump’s new policy statement on Iran has enveloped the UNSC-approved Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in a shroud of uncertainty that could lead to further instability in conflict-ridden West Asia.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
• October 24, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The various connectivity projects put forward by India show its involvement as an investor in capacity-building efforts in the recipient countries across sectors of their particular needs and choices, not as an overarching and imposing economic power.

• Sreemati Ganguli |
• October 23, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Besides military targets, a number of strategic civilian targets, like urban data and communication centres, stock exchanges, factories and other centres of gravity could also be attacked by e-bombs.

• Atul Pant |
• October 13, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

While the crisis has been defused for the time being, the probability of a future flare up cannot be ruled out. A holistic strategic review ought to be carried out over a wide spectrum and in a multi-dimensional manner with specific timelines.

• G.G. Dwivedi |
• October 06, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments