Modi in China: Shift the Discourse In today’s India, the narrow nationalism, if not paranoia, built on the burden of 1962 seems only artificial. But, can Modi and Xi move beyond this burden and change the bilateral discourse? Modi needs to be metaphysical not just pragmatic. P. Stobdan | May 14, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Camp David Summit: An opportunity to build consensus While the Iran nuclear agreement will be the primary agenda of the summit, there are expectations that other regional issues will also be raised: the campaign against the Islamic State, removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the ongoing war in Yemen and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Sikandar Azam | May 14, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping: Different yet Same? Modi and Xi share several similarities: their rise to the top, the popular nationalism they ride, the power they wield, and their domestic as well as foreign policy priorities. Avinash Godbole | May 13, 2015 | Issue Brief
India’s Renewed Interest in Chabahar: Need to Stay the Course India has to play a critical role in developing and thereby realising the full potential of Chabahar port which will significantly boost its image as a proactive regional power that is building such critical infrastructure not only to maximise its financial and strategic gains but also to propel regional growth and prosperity. Ashok K. Behuria , M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | May 13, 2015 | Issue Brief
India and Mongolia: Modi on Ashoka’s Path Nehru fought for Mongolia’s status at the United Nation. Today, Modi’s India has greater economic strength to nurture the relationship with Mongolia. P. Stobdan | May 13, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Modi’s China Visit – Allaying Maritime Misgivings For better operational cooperation, India and China need to go beyond rudimentary agreements on combating piracy and crime in the Western Indian Ocean. They need to work out an acceptable framework for functional collaboration and create positive momentum in favour of greater strategic interaction. Abhijit Singh | May 11, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Defence Manufacturing: In Search of a Composite Policy Framework It is time the MoD considered creating structures and organizations that are not an intrinsic part of the ministerial set up to implement the production and procurement policies once these are formulated by the ministry. Amit Cowshish | May 11, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor and India India has to take a call on whether it would like to be a party to the CPEC, sit on the fence, or convey its concerns more emphatically in a bid to discourage China. Priyanka Singh | May 07, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Implications of the Taliban’s 2015 Spring Offensive Shifting the centre of gravity of fighting from their traditional strongholds in the South to the northern parts of Afghanistan in this operation is indicative of the Taliban’s shift in focus to other regions that are also in the al Qaeda’s radar. V. Mahalingam | May 06, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Crisis in Yemen: Imperatives for Region and Beyond This Issue Brief examines the various dimensions of the conflict in Yemen and analyses the conflict’s impact on the region and beyond. Meena Singh Roy , M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi , Zaki Zaidi | May 05, 2015 | Issue Brief
