Security Council reform has proved over the years to be a stubborn and elusive goal, but it remains firmly within our reach if we muster the courage and determination to grasp it.

• E. Courtenay Rattray |
• July 20, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Effective use of social media fuelled Wani’s rise to prominence. His skills in this domain radicalised youth in greater numbers than had previously been achieved using more conventional methods.

• Prabha Rao |
• July 16, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The June 28 attack on Ataturk airport, as also the Zaventem attack in Brussels, have highlighted the security lacunae in all airports, which do not monitor the arrival terminals.

• Prabha Rao |
• July 08, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Membership in the NSG is essential to safeguard future Indian interests in nuclear commerce, even if it is not a necessary condition for India to engage in nuclear exports.

• G. Balachandran , Shruti Pandalai |
• July 06, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

It appears that in order to earn the trust of China and the G7 countries, Sri Lanka has de-emphasised its relationship with India for the time being.

• Gulbin Sultana |
• July 01, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

It is time to bring together the interests of the Indian and Chinese governments toward seeking the common goal of saving the Himalayas and the people living in the region.

• P. Stobdan |
• May 18, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

This is an appropriate time to engage Iran, take the relationship forward and concretise many pending projects on connectivity and energy cooperation.

• Meena Singh Roy |
• May 16, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The pivotal question is whether a judicial intervention, in the absence of any political stimulus, can make a meaningful difference to the disarmament movement.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• April 06, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

The two heads of expenditure which have witnessed significant growth in the defence budget 2016-17 are the salary component of the armed forces and the defence pensions.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• March 03, 2016 |
• Issue Brief

Sustaining and building defence capabilty is a continuous process. It requires both adequate budget allocations and full, efficient and judicous utilisation of the allocated budget. This does not appear to have happened in the immediate past and the trend appears to continue in the current year.

• Vinay Kaushal |
• February 23, 2016 |
• Issue Brief