Way Forward on the Gorkhaland Issue Subject to a political consensus, there may still be some scope for a solution short of a full-fledged Gorkhaland state Gautam Sen | June 29, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Unpacking China’s White Paper on Maritime Cooperation under BRI The vision document considers maritime security cooperation as a lynchpin in the MSR and attempts to redesign the existing maritime security architecture in the oceanic arena of MSR. Abhay Kumar Singh | June 28, 2017 | Issue Brief
Will the GCC Survive? It is unrealistic and naïve to expect Qatar to surrender. And it is not beyond diplomacy to work out a face-saving formula K. P. Fabian | June 27, 2017 | IDSA Comments
More than a family feud: Arab Gulf unity under stress The GCC is witnessing a massive diplomatic crisis because of Riyadh’s assertiveness, on the one hand, and Doha’s resistance to a Saudi-dominated regional order, on the other. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | June 27, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Challenges for the New Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia The real test for Bin-Salman would be to manage the three-pronged challenge of keeping royal unity intact, expediting economic reforms and ensuring regional stability. Md. Muddassir Quamar | June 23, 2017 | IDSA Comments
A Forecast of the Modi-Trump Meeting No new initiative likely on strategic cooperation front, and complaints on H1B visa issue unlikely to fall on receptive ears since available data does not support the current Indian urban myth. G. Balachandran | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Crisis in the Gulf: Implications for India Qatar is the largest supplier of LNG to India, accounting for over 65 per cent of India’s global import and 15 per cent of Qatar’s export of LNG. Ashok Sajjanhar | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Analysing Aadhaar through the Prism of National Security Though there might be several prevalent concerns over Aadhaar’s data security, these do not outweigh the benefits it has to offer. Kritika Roy | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Ten Imponderables in the Strategic Partnership Scheme Why the objective sought to be achieved through the strategic partnership scheme could not be attained by resorting to an existing provision in DPP 2016? Amit Cowshish | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Russia’s Engagement with the Taliban In December 2015, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed that Russia was engaging in intelligence sharing with the Taliban to counter the growing presence of the Islamic State in Afghanistan. Parth Sarthi Suhag | June 21, 2017 | IDSA Comments
