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‘Operation Decisive Storm’ and Changing Geopolitics in the Gulf

‘Operation Decisive Storm’ and Changing Geopolitics in the Gulf

While both Saudi Arabia and Iran vie for power and influence, Yemenis continue to suffer and the country seems to be slipping into further instability.

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
May 26, 2015

Reframing the Disarmament Discourse: Can the Humanitarian Paradigm make a difference?

Reframing the Disarmament Discourse: Can the Humanitarian Paradigm make a difference?

The 2015 NPT RevCon ended on an expected dismaying note. The only positive outcome was its endorsement of the recent initiatives to project the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, though not adopting its underlying theme - a nuclear weapons prohibition treaty.

A. Vinod Kumar
May 26, 2015

Central Asia: India’s Northern Exposure

Central Asia: India’s Northern Exposure

It is time for India to reconnect with a rapidly-changing Central Asia—increasingly the focus of world attention, and rivalry among the great powers over security and energy stakes. India too has high stakes in Central Asia, and a cogent policy outlook is long overdue.

P. Stobdan
2015

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to China—The Myths and Realities

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to China—The Myths and Realities

As the dust settles after the visit of Prime Minister Modi to China, it is time to take a calm and dispassionate look at where we stand in the context of Sino-Indian relations.

R. S. Kalha
May 25, 2015

The Death Sentence on Former President Morsi

The Death Sentence on Former President Morsi

With the death sentence pronounced on Mohammed Morsi, the first democratically elected President in Egypt’s history, it is difficult not to conclude that Egypt is moving away from a democratic destination at an accelerated pace.

K. P. Fabian
May 25, 2015

Bangladesh: Hacking Free Thinking to Death

Bangladesh: Hacking Free Thinking to Death

Bangladesh is slowly and surely moving towards a perilous future that threatens the foundational values on which the liberation war was fought and the state founded.

Smruti S. Pattanaik
May 21, 2015

India’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Effort in Nepal

India’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Effort in Nepal

There is widespread commitment in India for Nepal’s reconstruction. India’s provision of reconstruction assistance to Nepal must be worked out as a long term strategy.

Ravi Pandalai
May 18, 2015

Crisis in Yemen: Imperatives for Region and Beyond

Crisis in Yemen: Imperatives for Region and Beyond

This Issue Brief examines the various dimensions of the conflict in Yemen and analyses the conflict’s impact on the region and beyond.

Meena Singh Roy, M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi and Zaki Zaidi
May 05, 2015

Modi in China: Shift the Discourse

Modi in China: Shift the Discourse

In today’s India, the narrow nationalism, if not paranoia, built on the burden of 1962 seems only artificial. But, can Modi and Xi move beyond this burden and change the bilateral discourse? Modi needs to be metaphysical not just pragmatic.

P. Stobdan
May 14, 2015

Camp David Summit: An opportunity to build consensus

Camp David Summit: An opportunity to build consensus

While the Iran nuclear agreement will be the primary agenda of the summit, there are expectations that other regional issues will also be raised: the campaign against the Islamic State, removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the ongoing war in Yemen and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Sikandar Azam
May 14, 2015

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