Pranamita Baruah

Since the early 1950s, two factors have remained constant in Japan - the political domination of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the continuation of the Japan-US security alliance. The...

• Pranamita Baruah, Shamshad A. Khan |
• August 03, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The delicately maintained fragile peace in Northeast Asia received a severe jolt when North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009, followed by the test launch of...

• Pranamita Baruah |
• June 23, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

On the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso paid an official visit to China on April 29-30. This was Aso’s first official visit to China...

• Pranamita Baruah |
• May 22, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The collapse of the ASEAN Summit in Pattaya (Thailand) on April 11 following anti-government protests tarnished Thailand’s image. It also brought the regional group’s age-old policy of non-interference in the...

• Pranamita Baruah |
• May 04, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

For decades, the issue of Tibetan autonomy has been a bone of contention between China and the Tibetan government in exile. While Beijing considers Tibet an integral part of China,...

• Pranamita Baruah |
• April 13, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

North East Asia’s fragile peace is being threatened by North Korea’s planned launch between 4 and 8 April over Japanese territory of a communication satellite. The US and its allies...

• Pranamita Baruah, Rajaram Panda |
• April 02, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Labour Party Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, has been in office for nearly one and a half years after his unexpected victory over John Howard in late 2007. For...

• Pranamita Baruah, Rajaram Panda |
• April 01, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

In its efforts to check the piracy menace, Japan deployed two Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers - Sazanami and Samidare - on March 14, 2009 in the Gulf of...

• Pranamita Baruah |
• March 30, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The book “Bioterrorism and Combating Strategies-Select Readings is an edited volume by Anila V Menon. As the very title suggests, this book basically deals with various aspects of bioterrorism and...

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