Pankaj K Jha

For several decades, religion has been a visible and potent force in the domestic politics of Muslim countries. Within Asia, the issue has attracted considerable debate and a good case...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• November 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis

“Agent Orange has long been a sensitive issue for both countries and we have differed over the lasting impact of the defoliant on Vietnam. I am pleased to say that...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• October-December 2009 |
• CBW Magazine

A Constitutional court recently dismissed a petition about alleged electoral irregularities filed by opposition presidential candidates Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jusuf Kalla. The decision effectively clears the decks for a second...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• August 19, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Indonesian police confirmed on July 19 that the twin blasts at the Ritz Carlton and Marriott Hotels in Jakarta two days earlier, which left nine people dead (including two suicide...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• July 23, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The US Department of Defence has been contemplating whether to lift the ban on F-22 exports, the fifth generation stealth aircraft. This would mean that many of the US allies...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• July 13, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Mark Beeson, who authored articles on Asia Pacific institutions and regional security along with Alex J. Bellamy who has written books on Kosovo and Security Communities, has written this book...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The 12th Malaysian general elections have been significant in more ways than one. Most importantly, the opposition unity combined with the grievance vote of the ethnic minorities challenged the United...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• January 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis

Improved India-Vietnam relations are guided both by their common historical experiences and their mutual concerns in the post-cold war context. Both have suffered aggression from China in the past and...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• November 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

In early August 2008 most of the US newspapers were highlighting the ‘suicide’ of the marked man suspected for his involvement in the spread of anthrax through letters in 2001....

• Pankaj K Jha |
• October-December 2008 |
• CBW Magazine

India and Indonesia, the two major regional powers, have in the recent past initiated intimate bilateral relations. With globalization as a key driver, the two countries have reconfigured their relationship...

• Pankaj K Jha |
• May 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis