Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Investigations into the attacks in Mumbai and subsequent developments point to the role of the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as the key player that orchestrated the well coordinated attacks. The...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• December 05, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Following the 9/11 attacks on the American homeland, India and Pakistan emerged as important states in the US-led Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The gathering momentum in the Indo-US relations...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• November 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

More than six years after the initiation of Operation Enduring Freedom the Taliban and its affiliates are back, wreaking havoc on the fragile security situation and impeding development activity in...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• September 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

The July 7 gruesome attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which resulted in the loss of over 40 lives including those of two senior diplomats, is clearly a high...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• July 09, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Insurgency movements in India’s northeast would appear to be even more intractable and beyond solution if not for the ongoing ceasefires and peace negotiations between the government and two dozen...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• June 19, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

While the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has worsened the political turmoil in Pakistan, it has also left in disarray the US policy of attempting to nudge this crucial ally towards...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• January 02, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• September 2007 |
• Strategic Analysis

Nearly six years after the toppling of the Taliban regime and the completion of the Bonn Process, the situation in Afghanistan continues to remain fragile. A recent visit to provinces...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• June 28, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments

The management of India's international border along its North Eastern States has remained a crucial and complex issue. In an age of increasing interdependence, threats from unconventional sources pose a...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• July 18, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan is a frontline ally of the US in its Global War on Terrorism. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, the military regime was compelled by Washington to join the US...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• July 2006 |
• Strategic Analysis