Though it began as a search for a path to political democracy, the Arab Spring was used or misused by external powers and entrenched interests within the Arab world to prevent the march towards democracy.

• K. P. Fabian |
• March 23, 2017 |
• Comment

Costa Rica is determined to maintain a demilitarised approach to internal security despite the increasing challenge from violent transnational organized crime largely linked to the trade in illegal narcotics.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
• March 23, 2017 |
• Comment

It is time to engage in a dialogue process not just for enhancing strategic trust but also to think more cunningly about how to benefit from China’s riches by gaining access to Chinese credit and technology, and securing markets for Indian products.

• P. Stobdan |
• March 21, 2017 |
• Comment

The relationship between the cost versus coverage of technology transferred, which likely follows the law of diminishing returns, would make technology acquisition beyond, say 80 per cent, increasingly cost prohibitive, with no matching and assured gains

• Kevin A. Desouza |
• March 21, 2017 |
• Comment

It is important to restore the functional self-sufficiency of the finance division of a ministry which handles 17-18 per cent of the total central government expenditure so that it could discharge its responsibilities without real or perceived pressures.

• Amit Cowshish |
• March 21, 2017 |
• Comment

It would be prudent for the new state government to re-instil confidence among all parties through a total focus on equitable development in both the Hills and the Valley areas and take all stakeholders on board before undertaking any controversial move.

• Pradeep Singh Chhonkar |
• March 20, 2017 |
• Comment

Increased security cooperation and the potential for cooperation in the Middle East peace process are likely to be the key areas of discussion during the impending visit of King Abdullah to India.

• Manjari Singh |
• March 20, 2017 |
• Comment

Will the Pakistani civilian leadership cease to placate the Islamist forces for their own electoral gain? Will the Army rein in the jihadis it has been using to retain “strategic depth” in Afghanistan?

• Nazir Ahmad Mir |
• March 17, 2017 |
• Comment

In respect of trade and commerce, some uncertainties are looming over both US-German relations and US-EU relations.

• Gautam Sen |
• March 15, 2017 |
• Comment

The basic challenge for defence economists is to demonstrate that there are other feasible ways of skinning the cat during budget formulation. But the challenge is also inextricably linked with the need for rationalisation of defence expenditure.

• Amit Cowshish |
• March 14, 2017 |
• Comment