Budget is not just all about figures but also a statement of policy. The Defence Budget for 2017-18 contains no hint of any intention of the government to bring about a paradigm shift in the defence policy.

• Amit Cowshish |
• February 02, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

There is a need to go beyond stale issues and have a more meaningful and dispassionate discussion on how to make the best use of the allocations made for defence.

• Amit Cowshish |
• January 30, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The BEML model of disinvestment needs to be applied to the rest of the Defence Public Sector Undertakings as well as Ordnance Factories.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• January 20, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

While the Cuban armed forces are but a shadow of their former self with unserviceable equipment and massive reductions in personnel strength, the country still retains combat capabilities far in excess of any of its Caribbean neighbours.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• January 18, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

With some innovative thinking, on-line arrangements with suppliers, including the Canteen Stores Department, could reduce the cost of storage and distribution and, more importantly, help in maintaining a high satisfaction level among troops.

• Amit Cowshish |
• January 18, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Decommissioned Military Hardware can be gainfully be used as “gifts” in order to forge greater ties with recipient countries and potentially, make way for possible purchases of military hardware from India in the future.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• January 10, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The Security Council resolution on international judicial cooperation, adopted in December 2016, is a significant development in countering the scourge of terrorism.

• Rajeesh Kumar |
• January 06, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Abbas needs to take steps for a gradual change of guard in the Fatah within a specified time-frame to keep the cause of Palestinian statehood alive.

• Gautam Sen |
• January 04, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

The partial cease-fire brokered and imposed by Russia and Turkey, with Iran’s concurrence, on Assad and the ‘moderates’, might mark a turning point in Syria’s tortuous journey since 2011.

• K. P. Fabian |
• January 02, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

A standalone visit to Israel will not only be in line with Modi’s engagement with the Middle East but would also send a powerful message to the international community that India is no longer apologetic about befriending Israel.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy |
• January 02, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments