Obama’s Faulty Trade-Off in East Asia By giving away Asia to China on a platter, the Obama Administration’s posture undermines its traditional allies (Japan, South Korea, and Australia) as well as its new partners like India. Rahul Mishra | December 09, 2009 | IDSA Comments
An economically exhausted America is withdrawing from Afghanistan The United States is facing serious economic problems, and Obama seems to have drawn the lesson that national security is not just about military strength but that it is equally about the economy, partnerships and diplomacy. Arvind Gupta | December 08, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Working with President Obama Long term thinking is necessary to ensure that the gains of the Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative are successfully channelled into a Singh-Obama Innovation Economy Co-operation Initiative. Cherian Samuel | December 04, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The Political undoing of Zardari The current change in the Chair of the NCA merely indicates the declining power of President Zardari and does not necessarily mean empowerment of the civilian government. Smruti S. Pattanaik | December 04, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Defence Acquisitions: The Question of Systemic Inefficienices and Effectiveness The effectiveness of the procurement process needs to be viewed in context of the operational and structural readiness of the armed forces. If the existing framework proves to be weak and unable to deliver required levels of military preparedness, the framework may have to be re-laid for its effectiveness and deliverability. Harinder Singh | December 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
India-US Relations: The Need to Move Beyond Symbolism Apart from the reluctance to move beyond viewing the India-US relationship through the prism of US-China or even US-Pakistan ties, the Indian political leadership and the strategic community have so far failed to define India’s role in the growing partnership with the United States. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza | December 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
From FATA to South Punjab: The Looming Leap of Islamic Radicalism in Pakistan A disturbing aspect of the current phase of Islamist militancy in Pakistan is that the terrorist acts outside FATA and NWFP are not being staged by ethnic Pashtun elements but by local Punjabi cohorts. P. K. Upadhyay | November 30, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The Army’s decade in review Over the short term, events in Pakistan dictate higher order readiness. In the middle term, equations have to be managed with China so as to gain time to get the second strike capability and infrastructure organised. Ali Ahmed | November 30, 2009 | IDSA Comments
No Quick Deliverance from Terrorism for Pakistan Not only will Pakistan have to take on all sorts of Pakistani Taliban, it will also have to end the network of jihadists in provinces like Punjab and Sindh if it really wants to get rid of the Islamist menace. Sushant Sareen | November 30, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Revisiting the Indian Policy on Antipersonnel Landmines India has been an observer to the Mine Ban Treaty since 2003. While it is important that anti-personnel mines should be banned, it is also important to recognize and understand the constraints behind India’s landmine policy. Medha Bisht | November 30, 2009 | IDSA Comments
