Publication

For a global build-up of cybersecurity, capacity building needs to be given much more importance than it has received till date.

• Cherian Samuel |
• December 26, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

There is a need to close the perception gap in India’s assessment of the state of Chinese politics, to distinguish between transformation and conflict, and respond accordingly.

• M.S. Prathibha |
• December 20, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The government decided to do away with the five year planning process in 2014. Therefore, there is no 13th plan. Despite this, MoD has gone ahead and formulated the 13th five year plan and submitted it to MoF for information only. Thus, the dilemma of defence planning and budget continues.

• Vinay Kaushal |
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• Occasional Papers

The BIMSTEC region offers tremendous opportunities in the field of cyber space. However, the full scope of digital dividend can only be harnessed if the countries of the region are able to get their act together and work as a team at the earliest.

• Ashish Chhibbar |
• December 18, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Paris Call could be seen as a positive step towards finding a middle path between Western democracies and authoritarian regimes on the issue of cyber governance.

• Kritika Roy |
• December 18, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Boko Haram’s resurgence might affect the holding of credible polls in parts of northeast Nigeria in the upcoming February 2019 general elections.

• Anand Kumar |
• December 11, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

With Prime Minister Modi emphasizing India’s commitment to the early conclusion of a balanced and comprehensive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore in November 2018, India has clearly articulated the importance of trade and investment in enhancing prosperity and security of the Indo-Pacific.

• Udai Bhanu Singh |
• December 04, 2018 |
• Backgrounder

The distraction of Chabahar’s questionable economic rationale and the embellishment of a centuries-old fascination with Suez alternatives, whilst entirely logical from a Muscovite perspective, must cede priority to New Delhi’s immediate interests in its own strategic backyard

• Philip Reid |
• November 30, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The challenge that the TLYP poses to Pakistan’s internal stability is even more dangerous than the threat of terrorism.

• Yaqoob-ul-Hassan |
• November 22, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Voters in Bhutan have shown their political maturity by bringing in a new government, which is an indicator of growing awareness about their rights and their role in holding governments to account.

• Nihar R. Nayak , Rajrajeshwari Singh , Ashok K. Behuria |
• November 12, 2018 |
• Issue Brief