China’s Belt and Road Initiative and India’s Concerns The successful conclusion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit in Beijing recently has raised a number of questions about India’s strategy to counter the Chinese project. The One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative which China is implementing along with other partners is primarily aimed at strengthening its economy which was impacted by the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Through this flagship scheme China will develop large-scale projects in infrastructure such as roads, railway lines, sea ports and airports. Montgomery Blah | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism: The “Uzbek Model” The Uzbek approach to dealing with radicalisation and extremism has evolved from tough and uncompromising measures to a flexible and accommodative approach. Meena Singh Roy | June 27, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Whither the Indo-US Defence Partnership India appears to be failing to consider the geopolitical and foreign policy fallouts from signing the so-called foundational military pacts with the United States. P. Stobdan | June 25, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Singapore Summit: North East Asia Set for Strategic Realignment While the US may be able to ensure the security of its homeland, it is bound to gradually yield strategic space to China in the region. All said, prevailing alignments in the region are in for a definite reset. G.G. Dwivedi | June 22, 2018 | IDSA Comments
US-North Korea Summit: Singapore Round Goes to Chairman Kim The summit brought out ambiguities in America’s policy towards denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula. To translate outcomes of the summit into concrete deliverables, Trump administration would not only have to clearly define its denuclearisation action plan in terms of goals, methodology and timeline but also bolster its alliance with South Korea and Japan. Titli Basu | June 19, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Jordan is the Pivot to Modi’s approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict An unstable Jordan will undermine India’s newly found nuanced and balanced approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and push it back to the insipid, ineffective and routine of yester years. P. R. Kumaraswamy | June 15, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Keeping India-US Defence Ties on Even Keel despite CAATSA Mutual and shared interests between India and the US must form the basis of an enduring solution to the quandary presented by the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act. Amit Cowshish | June 14, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Australian Connection The government needs to focus on meeting the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard’s urgent requirements for fuel so that their existing assets could be put to optimal use rather than squander funds on procuring an additional patrol boat from an Australian company. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | June 08, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Oil Prices Stumble, but for how long? Despite the easing of international crude prices, the central government is unlikely to cut central excise duties since a cut of Re 1 would result in a loss of revenue of Rs. 10,725 crore. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | May 30, 2018 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence and Security Priorities This Brief offers an overview of India’s long established as well as more recent external defence and security priorities, and delineates the three options available to the Defence Planning Committee under the extant economic and geopolitical circumstances. S. Kalyanaraman | May 24, 2018 | Policy Brief
