Comments & Briefs
Will it be a new phase in India-Pakistan Relations?
Nawaz Sharif’s sentiments for better relationship with India are laudable in spite of being still premature. There are constituencies within Pakistan for whom Kashmir continues to remain the core issue but the bigger challenge is whether Sharif will be able to bring the army on board.
India and China: Strategic partners in global governance reform
Changing the political relationship between two rising powers requires that both countries use the opportunity provided by their shared interest in global governance reform to develop close cooperation.
Kenneth Waltz R.I.P. (1924-2013)
Kenneth Waltz hailed as the ‘King of thought’ was a towering thinker in the field of IR. His two most important works, Man, The State, and War (1959) and Theory of International Politics (1979), provided a framework within which emerged the principal debate in IR.
Australia-China Strategic Partnership
Timely as it was, the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s five-day China visit may be considered a success on all fronts. Leading the ‘strongest Australian delegation ever’ to China, Gillard pledged to give the relationship a ‘concrete shape’, which in Chinese Premier Li Kequing’s words, is already ‘comprehensive, constructive and cooperative’. This issue brief analyses Julia Gillard’s China visit in the context of rising Australia-China bonhomie.
Lure your enemy onto the roof, then take away the ladder
In the context of recent Chinese assertiveness in Ladakh, it is important to not only understand Sun Tsu but possibly also to follow him.
Pakistan elections: Implications for domestic and foreign policy
Nawaz Sharif having expressed his intentions of improving relations with India will try to give trade a big push. Yet, one should not expect policy changes related to terrorism targeted at India or its aversion to India’s presence in Afghanistan.
Pakistan Elections: Making Sense of the Mandate
The new government to be led by Nawaz Sharif will have to tread a very difficult path to manage, if not solve, the monumental problems that confront the Pakistani state and society.
Chinese lessons in diplomacy
The External Affairs Minister has returned back from his visit to China. Despite this seemingly happy ending to the sordid border incident, inconvenient questions about China’s intentions and assertiveness persist.
The TTP Factor in Pakistani Elections
What we are seeing in Pakistan is the ushering in of an anti-democratic Islamic order through the ballot box. What is more, the Pakistan Army has decided to also indirectly ensure that Islam is never “taken out of Pakistan”.
The current issue has an IBSA focus looking back at 10 years of the organisation and crystal gazing ahead with Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Marco Antonio Vieira and Jagannath Panda putting forward their perspectives. Some interesting articles to note in the issue are ‘Energy Strategy for the Indian Navy’ and ‘Impact of West Bengal Politics on India-Bangladesh Relations’ Read the issue [+]
It would not be a cliche to describe the strategic contours of Asia as being at the crossroads of history. A number of significant events are influencing the likely course that the collective destiny of the region could possibly take in the future. Some of the key issues and trends have been analysed in this year’s Asian Strategic Review.
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This is a special issue on 'Ethics and Morals in the Indian Armed Forces'. The contributions not only deliberate on the changing nature of the institution of the armed forces, they also focus on levels of individual performance and leadership, based on their collective experience of service. Read the issue [+]
IDSA’s Nuclear History Project is pleased to announce the release of a new set of documents pertaining to the early years of India’s nuclear energy programme.
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This issue of the CBW Magazine looks at the upcoming Third Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and attempts to discuss and debate the developments around CWC. It also looks at the major challenges which India faces on the healthcare front, Civil Society and CWC and also the relevance of the Third Review Conference with respect to South Asia. It also carries other regular features. Read the issue[+]
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