IDSA Comments

The participation of the PLA Navy in escort missions in foreign waters is a radical departure from the historical point of view because this is the first time that the PLA Navy is carrying out such tasks not in national waters.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• January 06, 2010 |
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The point of significance is that even as the Army prepares for the worst case, it would be a political-diplomatic-strategic exercise to ensure that such a scenario does not arise.

• Ali Ahmed
• January 06, 2010 |
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Given the divergence of views in the industrialized and industrializing countries as was demonstrated at Copenhagen, it is too early to expect any comprehensive result from the Copenhagen Accord. One needs to wait till June 2010 if the UN meeting at Bonn will yield a different outcome.

• Simi Thambi
• January 05, 2010 |
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The Copenhagen Accord is weak and a step back from the Bali Action Plan which talked about four pillars of negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, financial support and technology transfer.

• Arvind Gupta
• January 04, 2010 |
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The Internet’s blurred boundaries and its existing vulnerabilities have led to unhealthy trends, which, if not addressed adequately, could pose severe problems.

• Cherian Samuel
• December 31, 2009 |
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Vietnam’s third national defence white paper shows its commitment to greater transparency in defence modernization and strategic planning.

• Pankaj K Jha
• December 31, 2009 |
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It would appear that for the moment at least the TINA factor operates in favour of the Zardari/Gilani combine especially if they continue to occupy their offices without wielding any real power.

• Sushant Sareen
• December 30, 2009 |
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Commanders and troops must understand that they are operating in a No Win situation and their overall aim will always remain achievement of a more perfect peace.

• K C Dixit
• December 29, 2009 |
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After Yukio Hatoyama assumed the office of Prime Minister, Japan’s foreign policy has begun to look different with an element of assertiveness and a greater focus towards Asia.

• Rajaram Panda
• December 24, 2009 |
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That the ISI patron is now becoming the victim of jehadi terrorism does not bode well for Pakistan, which now has to recast the agency’s role and organizational ethos to contain the Taliban.

• Harinder Singh
• December 24, 2009 |
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