IDSA Comments

Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• May 10, 2012 |
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With the United States possibly becoming self sufficient in oil and natural gas, a profound change in its strategic thinking is bound to take place.

• R. S. Kalha
• May 08, 2012 |
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The crux of the problem in China lies in the lack of efficient enforcement of IP laws because of the disconnect between the law as it exists in theory and as it is practiced.

• Prathima R. Appaji
• May 08, 2012 |
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The Government of India may perform a catalytic role to activate community-cum-family based endeavours with particular emphasis on sports-related and youth activities—areas in which the Manipuris naturally tend to excel.

• Gautam Sen
• May 04, 2012 |
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Chen’s departure from the US embassy in Beijing points to the unwillingness and inability of the US to bring to bear any pressure on China on human rights issues.

• Rukmani Gupta
• May 03, 2012 |
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The issue of Chen Guangcheng will require much time and many rounds of negotiations so that neither China nor the US “lose face”.

• Rukmani Gupta
• May 01, 2012 |
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From a Realist perspective, the key problem with a Nehruvian/Liberal approach to foreign policy is that it misunderstands power and ignores the centrality of balance of power politics in interstate relations.

• Rajesh Rajagopalan
• May 01, 2012 |
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ISRO has done its job and now the onus lies on other agencies to make appropriate and timely use of the inputs that will be provided by RISAT-1.

• Ajey Lele
• April 27, 2012 |
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The delegation seems to have got its message across, that effective engagement with the TNA cannot be avoided by the Rajapakse government.

• Gautam Sen
• April 26, 2012 |
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In order to obviate myopic policies that could jeopardise the bonhomie in India-Bangladesh relations, the technical underpinnings of the project need to be jointly undertaken by both countries.

• Medha Bisht
• April 25, 2012 |
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