Maldives Revisited
2015 ,
This Occasional Paper is a brief first-hand personal account of the Tevents, discussions, decisions and the action taken in November 1988 by the Government of India to provide help to...
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India and Bhutan: The Strategic Imperative
2014 ,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed aware about the nuances that underpin India's cultural and political obligations in Asia. By making Bhutan as his first visit abroad followed by a visit...
Read MoreMeasures To Deal With Left – Wing Extremism/Naxalism
2011 ,
The Prime Minister has said more than once, and for the first time in October 2004, that the Maoist problem is the most serious internal security challenge that the country...
Read MoreThreats to Space Assets and India’s Options
2011 ,
Space assets are vulnerable to a variety of threats that include jamming of communications, command and control systems/links, physical attacks on satellites and ground stations, dazzling or blinding of satellite...
Read MoreCritical Assessment of China’s Vulnerabilities in Tibet
2013 ,
The paper looks at the critical vulnerabilities of China in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Ever since China captured and annexed Tibet in 1950, it has been unable to integrate...
Read MoreExpansion of the Karakoram Corridor: Implications and Prospects
2012 ,
China has huge and long-term presence in Gilgit-Baltistan and is building extensive road, bridge and telecom networks to sustain it. The drivers compelling China to develop Karakoram Corridor are diverse...
Read MoreLooking East Through India’s North East: Identifying Policy Challenges and Outlining the Responses
19700101 ,
India's Look East policy was envisioned by the Narasimha Rao government in 1991 as a focused foreign policy approach towards South East Asia in particular and East Asia in general....
Read MoreCurrent Issues in Climate Change
2014 ,
The problems caused by climate change have been recognised as one of the greatest concern of this century. The subject is futuristic, relevant and multi-disciplinary with many stakeholders. The matter...
Read MoreThreat of Israel’s Regional Isolation and Imperatives for the Future
2014 ,
Surrounded by hostile neighbours, Israel has been overly conscious of its national security interests, a concern which has shaped its regional strategy right from its birth in 1948. Having fought...
Read MoreNew Evidence on China’s Intent behind Its Approach to the Sino-Burmese Territorial Dispute 1954-1960
19700101 ,
This paper features a detailed discussion of a speech by Zhou Enlai on July 9, 1957 which was meant to outline New China's approach to the Sino-Burmese border dispute. Hitherto...
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