IDR Blog
Challenges in Getting Better Buying Power to Indian Army
Better Buying Power (BBP) is a US Department of Defence (DoD) initiative which is about implementing best practices in defence spending with the objective of delivering better value to the taxpayer and the soldier in field. Conceived in 2010, the initiative has been revised in 2012 and 2014, though the core principles have remained...
Assessing India’s case for NSG Membership
In his recent visit to India, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott endorsed India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG). A similar reference was made in the Tokyo Declaration when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Japan. These two developments have once again reinvigorated the debate on India’s case for NSG membership....
Pakistan: Back to square one
It was indeed a carnage, rarely witnessed in recent human history, when more than 145 innocent children and their teachers were massacred by deranged monsters belonging to the terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) last Tuesday while the children were pursuing their studies at the Army Public School, Peshawar. If there is no good or...
Peshawar Attack: Hitting at Soft Underbelly
The horrific attack on Army school at Peshawar on 16 December 2014 underscored the ruthlessness and the viciousness of leaders of Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP). The attack purportedly against Pakistan Army’s operations in North Waziristan led to death of over 141 innocent children and civilians with almost 100 injured. The hideous attack also...
Pakistan: The Jihad Factory
Pakistan ultimately turned out to be the most dangerous place in the world. After witnessing the massacre of thirty-five innocent Indian citizens in the Valley, the American President travelled to Islamabad in a decoy plane. Unusual security precautions were in order as the visit was to the Jihad Factory, famous for export of terrorism...