The paralysis at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) captures the state of affairs that has bedevilled the field of arms control/disarmament during the last 10 years.
Primarily because of the uncertainties surrounding US-China relations, the Hu-Obama summit ended in a stalemate with both leaders agreeing to disagree on important matters.
Like in the space arena, India has the capability to offer its expertise to other countries in the field of nuclear power and non-nuclear applications.
By concentrating only on the inequities of the blasphemy law, Pakistani ‘moderates’ and commentators elsewhere are missing the point that the real battle is against radical Islamic thought.
A shift in strategic thinking over the past two decades has now led to India being poised between the strategic doctrines of offensive and defensive realism.
North Korea’s offer of a dialogue is unlikely to elicit a positive response from South Korea which instead is militarily drawing closer to Japan to enhance deterrence.
Disarmament’s ‘Lost Decade’
The paralysis at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) captures the state of affairs that has bedevilled the field of arms control/disarmament during the last 10 years.
India in Afghanistan: Engagement without Strategy
India needs to engage countries in the region to ensure that the transition process in Afghanistan does not threaten regional stability.
How to look at President Hu Jintao’s US Visit: Détente or Stalemate?
Primarily because of the uncertainties surrounding US-China relations, the Hu-Obama summit ended in a stalemate with both leaders agreeing to disagree on important matters.
India-Indonesia: Towards Strategic Convergence
President Yudhoyono’s visit is likely to take the strategic partnership to the next level.
India and Indonesia -- on the Cusp of a New Relationship
How India and Indonesia look at each other, the region and the world at large will determine the course of their relationship in coming years.
Time for India to Export Nuclear Power Reactors and Peaceful Nuclear Technologies
Like in the space arena, India has the capability to offer its expertise to other countries in the field of nuclear power and non-nuclear applications.
The Gates Mission: Re-contextualising US alliances in East Asia
Gates has steered Japan and South Korea towards aligning their shared threat perceptions about North Korea and China.
Blasphemy Law and the Marginalisation of Pakistan’s Moderate Muslims
By concentrating only on the inequities of the blasphemy law, Pakistani ‘moderates’ and commentators elsewhere are missing the point that the real battle is against radical Islamic thought.
Army ‘Transformation’: A ‘Radical’ One?
A shift in strategic thinking over the past two decades has now led to India being poised between the strategic doctrines of offensive and defensive realism.
Inter-Korea Dialogue versus Japan-South Korea Military Engagement
North Korea’s offer of a dialogue is unlikely to elicit a positive response from South Korea which instead is militarily drawing closer to Japan to enhance deterrence.
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