The Petya Cyber-Attack Most attacks prior to Petya were carried out by criminals for financial gain, but some characteristics of the Petya malware have led to doubts as to whether the culprits are state actors. Mohan Babu | July 13, 2017 | Backgrounder
The Tejas One Year After Induction – HAL must take ownership of the project It behooves both HAL and ADA to work in synergy to meet the target of 16 aircraft per annum and ensure the successful and prompt completion of the Tejas Mk.1A project. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | July 12, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Are we witnessing the last gasp of terrorism in Kashmir? The distancing of every segment of Kashmiri politics, population and even separatists from the Amarnath pilgrim attack is a clear indication of anger and frustration building up against senseless acts of terrorism. Vivek Chadha | July 11, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Modi’s Visit to Israel – The View from Jerusalem It was a great opportunity for Israel not to be seen through the prism of the Arab-Israeli conflict, but as a technological superpower able to attract the attention of rising global powers such as India. Efraim Inbar | July 10, 2017 | IDSA Comments
DIPP Accords Preference to Local Suppliers in Public Procurement Indian industry, which is the intended beneficiary of this preference policy, needs to play a proactive role in facilitating the smooth implementation of the order. Amit Cowshish | July 07, 2017 | IDSA Comments
EMBRAER: Brazil’s Aviation Success Story It is difficult for India’s aviation sector to replicate EMBRAER’s success without perhaps a reorientation of priorities. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | July 03, 2017 | Issue Brief
What does Modi’s Israel visit mean to the Palestinians? Modi is merely responding to the changing Middle Eastern situation. A few hours of stay in Ramallah will not gain him any political dividends in the region or in India. P. R. Kumaraswamy | July 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Israel–China Ties at 25: The Limited Partnership Israel–China bilateral ties have witnessed significant growth since the establishment of full diplomatic relations in January, 1992. Both countries are currently investing their energies in realising the full potential of their on-going partnership in the innovation economy. Growing tourist linkages are another facet of the burgeoning relationship. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | July 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India–Israel Defence Trade: Issues and Challenges To achieve strategically critical self-reliance in defence production, there needs to be a greater focus on co-development, co-production projects with important partners like Israel, with an essential emphasis on exports to third countries. For the full realisation of the potential of the India–Israel defence partnership, India on its part needs to strengthen elements of its procurement processes—including the proper implementation of laid down policies. Amit Cowshish | July 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Assessing US Influence over India–Israel Relations: A Difficult Equation to Balance? As India’s Israel policy evolved over time, the US involvement in this bilateral relationship has been constant, albeit neither consistent nor direct. Breaking with traditional state-centric approaches, this article focuses on the key role played in shaping the nature of India–Israel ties by non-state and sub-state actors such as specific political personalities, for example Congressmen Emmanuel Celler in the 1940s and Stephen Solarz in the 1980s, as well as of pro-Israel interest groups based in the US, like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Nicolas Blarel | July 2017 | Strategic Analysis
