While developing critical defence technologies has undeniable benefits, their acquisition through Transfers of Technology brings numerous complexities and eventually may deliver limited benefits.

• Kevin A. Desouza |
• June 20, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

Paraguay’s military faces the twin challenges of maintaining internal and external security, and fighting narco-trafficking while facing bloc obsolescence of its existing assets.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• June 12, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

As India enters the Eurasian integration path, it needs to be aware that there is an emerging trend in favour of intra-regional cooperation in Central Asia.

• P. Stobdan |
• June 07, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

The Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for the April 3 metro bombing in St. Petersburg and conveyed that the attack was retaliation against Russia’s targeting of jihadis in Syria, Libya and Chechnya.

• Prabha Rao |
• May 25, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

The DNC and En Marche hacking instances offer a peek into the future: data leaks and cyber means of electoral intervention are likely to become an unfortunate and inevitable part of the electoral process.

• Munish Sharma |
• May 22, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

Behind the media hype about India's ‘unwavering support' for the Palestinian cause, there is a subtle but unmistakable shift in its policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy |
• May 18, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

India-Turkey relations are expected to gradually move in a positive direction based on new found interests and some common grounds.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar |
• May 12, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

AIIB is a Chinese dominated bank and the Chinese excitement about AIIB is based on the control and strategic clout that Beijing, the bank’s main architect, wields over its functioning.

• Jagannath P. Panda |
• March 21, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

Naga leaders have alleged that Naga villages have been merged with non-Naga areas to form the new districts and that the Manipur Government did not consult all stake holders including the Hill Area Committees before taking the decision.

• Sushil Kumar Sharma |
• March 15, 2017 |
• Issue Brief

Clarity, firmness and sticking to the positive territory of the relations have to be essential elements in India’s approach towards Taiwan.

• Prashant Kumar Singh |
• March 03, 2017 |
• Issue Brief