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Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation moves ahead

Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation moves ahead

FIPIC-2 has added substantially to the package of projects and activities. This has now to be matched by delivery and implementation, which are challenging tasks for the Indian government.

Bhaskar Balakrishnan
August 25, 2015

The Abe Statement: Reading the Politics behind the 70th Anniversary of WW II

The Abe Statement: Reading the Politics behind the 70th Anniversary of WW II

While it is Japan’s responsibility to pave the road to reconciliation, but for any meaningful progress China and South Korea must reciprocate since reconciliation is a two-way process.

Titli Basu
August 24, 2015

Politics and the Military

Politics and the Military

A dissatisfied military is not in the interest of India which has to contend with multiple internal and external security issues. The nation at large and the political leadership must be alive to the prevailing sentiments and act appropriately.

N.S. Brar
August 24, 2015

Modi’s visit to UAE: Strengthening India’s Gulf link

Modi’s visit to UAE: Strengthening India’s Gulf link

Modi’s visit to UAE needs to be seen in the larger context of strengthening ties and further widening the scope of India’s engagement with the Gulf region.

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
August 24, 2015

International North-South Transport Corridor: Re-energising India’s Gateway to Eurasia

International North-South Transport Corridor: Re-energising India’s Gateway to Eurasia

There is a conscious effort on the part of India to re-energise the INSTC. However, sustaining the momentum achieved remains a major challenge before the member countries of the North-South connectivity project.

Meena Singh Roy
August 18, 2015

A Setback for the Prospect of UN Security Council Reform!

A Setback for the Prospect of UN Security Council Reform

Many UN member states are of the view that text-based negotiation is the best way to take the process forward. But the US, Russia and China have refused to commit themselves to this process.

Yeshi Choedon
August 17, 2015

Turkey, IS, US, Syria

Turkey, IS, US, Syria

There is a sudden and dramatic change in Turkey’s policy towards the Islamic State. What explains this change and what might be Turkey’s calculations?

K. P. Fabian
August 14, 2015

Defence Research and Development: International Approaches for Analysing the Indian Programme

Defence Research and Development: International Approaches for Analysing the Indian Programme

The Occasional Paper attempts to analyse the performance of India's defence research and development machinery and especially that of the DRDO. The Paper concludes by bringing out the lessons and concurrently suggesting the way ahead for India.

Ranjit Ghosh

Yemen in Meltdown: Domestic and Regional Competitions and the Destruction of Nationhood

Yemen in Meltdown: Domestic and Regional Competitions and the Destruction of Nationhood

As Yemen breaks apart and Saudi Arabia’s southern border does become a “bleeding wound”, even as jihadis unleash their toxic malevolence, the ageing king and the ambitious prince may find that they no longer have the ability, the tools or the friends to stem the haemorrhage that afflicts their kingdom.

Talmiz Ahmad
August 12, 2015

US-Cuba Relations: From Breakdown to Breakthrough

The Obama administration has acknowledged that their policy on Cuba has been the most outdated one, considering it has been more than two decades since the Cold War got over. The biggest knot in their relationship has been untied, but that doesn’t spare the leaders from confronting some age-old pinpricks.

Aakriti Sethi
August 07, 2015

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