Exchange Rate Variation in Defence Contracts The 19th August amendment to the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 extends the provision of exchange rate variation to Indian vendors under all the procurement categories of capital acquisition. Amit Cowshish | August 31, 2015 | IDSA Comments
How Pakistan Gains From the Cancelled NSA-Level Talks It was not in Pakistan’s interest that the NSA meeting should take place. It is to their credit that they managed to do that by waving a red flag at the Indians through their first briefing on the planned NSA talks by mentioning their invitation to the Hurriyat leaders for a meeting in Delhi prior to the NSA talks. G. Balachandran | August 28, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Gilgit Baltistan: Province, No Province? Chinese stakes in Gilgit Baltistan could propel Pakistan to introduce a stop gap provincial arrangement that would contain popular resistance, promote greater stability, and deflate India’s objections to CPEC. Priyanka Singh | August 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
China-Russia Naval Ties and the Balance of Maritime Power in Asia A growing Sino-Russian-Pakistani maritime nexus in the IOR poses a challenge to India’s influence in the Indian Ocean and heralds a potential change in the Asian balance of maritime power. Abhijit Singh | August 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Defence Offset Guidelines – A Long Overdue Tweak The 5th August amendment to the offset guidelines exemplifies how difficult it is to let go of unnecessary controls. Amit Cowshish | August 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Probing a Sea option for Turkmen Gas This fresh move on the Indian Prime Minister’s part is perhaps meant to signal to Pakistan that if the latter continues with its hostilities and political rhetoric towards India, then India and other countries may consider an alternative arrangement. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni | August 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation moves ahead FIPIC-2 has added substantially to the package of projects and activities. This has now to be matched by delivery and implementation, which are challenging tasks for the Indian government. Bhaskar Balakrishnan | August 25, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The Abe Statement: Reading the Politics behind the 70th Anniversary of WW II While it is Japan’s responsibility to pave the road to reconciliation, but for any meaningful progress China and South Korea must reciprocate since reconciliation is a two-way process. Titli Basu | August 24, 2015 | Issue Brief
Politics and the Military A dissatisfied military is not in the interest of India which has to contend with multiple internal and external security issues. The nation at large and the political leadership must be alive to the prevailing sentiments and act appropriately. N.S. Brar | August 24, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Modi’s visit to UAE: Strengthening India’s Gulf link Modi’s visit to UAE needs to be seen in the larger context of strengthening ties and further widening the scope of India’s engagement with the Gulf region. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | August 24, 2015 | IDSA Comments
