To tackle the China threat, Taiwan has imported significant amounts of defence equipment from the US, among other countries, while also strengthening its domestic defence industrial base.

Dr S Samuel C Rajiv is Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. Prior to joining MP-IDSA in November 2006, Dr Rajiv worked at… Continue ...

India has implemented a unified framework emphasising data sovereignty while the US relies on sector-specific regulations and state laws that prioritise market flexibility.

Download [PDF] Summary Turkiye is swiftly expanding its influence in a rapidly imploding Islamic world, as its ‘neo-Ottoman’ ...

Major General D. Som Dutt was the first Director of IDSA. During his distinguished service in the Indian Army, he served in ...

This Occasional Paper is a brief first-hand personal account of the Tevents, discussions, decisions and the action taken in November 1988 by the Government of India to provide help to the Government ...

The Occasional Paper attempts to analyse the performance of India’s defence research and development machinery and especially that of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It first ...

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an arms control treaty that outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors. This convention came into force on 29 April ...

The Ballistic Missile Defence Review (BMDR) of the US Department of Defence is a one-of-its-kind document that provides a multi-dimensional picture on the American BMD programme, its technological ...

This Paper examines the Sino-Indian water-relations in Yarlung-Tsangpo/Brahmaputra river in order to suggest policy implications for India. Though the Great Plan to ...