China Consolidates Claim In South China Sea – Analysis
By IDSA By Mandip Singh It has barely been a month since the 12th National People’s Congress ended, with new appointees to various ministries and committees in the State Council. While one would have...
View ArticleOuster Of President Morsi And Its Implications – Analysis
By IDSA By R. S. Kalha The ouster of the first democratically elected President of Egypt by the armed forces was an event that was long seen as coming. Not unexpectedly, the US and the European powers...
View ArticleNorthern Sea Route: Humming With Activity – Analysis
By IDSA By Arvind Gupta China and Japan are positioning themselves to take advantage of the opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Presently, the Chinese shipping company COSCO’s container ship is...
View ArticleVietnam-US Rapprochement: A New Phase – Analysis
By IDSA By Rahul Mishra The swiftly changing security dynamics in East Asia has sprang many surprises to the countries of the region and the extra-regional powers alike. For instance, countries that...
View ArticleHow The West Responded To ‘Gassing’ In West Asia – Analysis
By IDSA By R. S. Kalha President Obama recently speaking from the White House said that Syria’s actions represented a “challenge to the world” as also to American national security. He added that he...
View ArticleUS-India Defence Technologies For Transfer: Cultural Change – Analysis
By IDSA By Vivek Kapur Recent news reports suggest that the US has identified a list of 10 defence technologies for transfer to India. The government is reported to be “reviewing” these offers which...
View ArticleSyria Crisis: How Will It Be Resolved? – Analysis
By IDSA By Gautam Sen Syria has reached a stalemate between President Bashar Assad and his political opponents – the Syrian National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces (SOC ) and their...
View ArticleThe Return Of The Americans To Iraq – Analysis
By IDSA By R. S. Kalha The inevitable has happened. The Americans have returned to Iraq and are using air power to resist the growing onslaught of IS forces against Kurdish Peshmerga fighters defending...
View ArticleCan ISIS Be Degraded And Destroyed? – Analysis
By IDSA By R. S. Kalha It is said that politics in the Middle-East are like the sand dunes of the vast desert that engulfs most of the region; fast moving, here today gone tomorrow. The present...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Policy On Syria – Analysis
By IDSA By K. P. Fabian The US midterm poll results have considerably reduced President Obama’s control over US foreign policy. With the Republicans’ seizing majority in the Senate as well as enhancing...
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