Indian Naval Sales – The Cautious Emergence of a New Supplier Should GRSE and GSL deliver satisfactory services to their export customers, there is considerable potential for India to position itself as a competitive supplier of small and medium warships and patrol crafts. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | June 22, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Making FDI Count in Defence It is rare that a foreign company makes a huge investment to produce major platforms in a third country with a view to make that country an export hub. Laxman Kumar Behera | June 22, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Why a Central Marine Police Force is not required for Coastal Security Raising a Central Marine Police Force and wasting resources on their training and equipment is neither necessary nor advisable given that the country already has a central organisation to protect the coast – the Indian Coast Guard. Pushpita Das | June 21, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s NSG Application There is no documentary evidence to substantiate the Pakistani claim that Pakistan had entered into any voluntary safeguards agreement with the IAEA in respect of KANUPP. G. Balachandran | June 21, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Why is NSG Membership important for India? India is keen to become a member of the NSG and other export control regimes so as to expand its nuclear power generation and enter the export market. Ashok Sajjanhar | June 21, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Karbi Insurgency in Assam: The Way Forward Over the years, endless corruption, mismanagement of funds, and failure to devolve power to the people has completely jeopardised the unique Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), leading to the rise of Karbi insurgency. Sushil Kumar Sharma | June 20, 2016 | Policy Brief
China’s Growing Arms Sales to Latin America The United States, once the dominant influence over the armed forces of the region, is now in danger of losing that position to China and has already lost it in countries like Bolivia and Venezuela. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | June 20, 2016 | IDSA Comments
The Impact of World War I on the Arab World Today The military campaigns waged during the war and the political arrangements entered into immediately thereafter created the Arab world as it exists today as well as the problems it continues to confront. K. P. Fabian | June 17, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Brexit: Does it matter for India? While Brexit would provide a fillip for an India-UK FTA, Britain staying on in the EU is also likely to be of value given its role as a gateway to Europe. Mathew Sinu Simon | June 17, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Games Navies Play: Anti-Access and Area Denial in Maritime Asia A sound sensor array in the Indian Ocean could prove invaluable for India which has a major anti-submarine warfare handicap and a lack of operational submarines. Abhijit Singh | June 16, 2016 | IDSA Comments
