Pakistan Elections and India Whenever a civilian government has attempted to improve relations with India, it has either had to backtrack on promises made or the Pakistan Army ensures that, through its actions at the LoC and inside J&K, these promises stand scuttled. Deepak Kapoor | August 08, 2018 | IDSA Comments
New Delhi’s Options Post the Publication of the NRC in Assam The best way forward for India is to initiate talks with Bangladesh and seek a mutually acceptable political solution for the issue of illegal immigrants. Pushpita Das | August 02, 2018 | IDSA Comments
India and Chemical Security – Can Another Bhopal be Avoided? “Basically, these hazardous chemical facilities are stationary weapons of mass destruction spread all around the country” – then Senator Barack Obama, 2006 Introduction The Indian chemical industry estimated today to… Continue reading India and Chemical Security – Can Another Bhopal be Avoided? H.R. Naidu Gade | July-December 2018 | CBW Magazine
The Great Game in Afghanistan: Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia, and the Unending War, by Kallol Bhattacherjee A journalist by profession, Kallol Bhattacherjee has written extensively on South Asian affairs and on conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. In writing The Great Game in Afghanistan, he has researched extensively into the personal records of John Gunther, who was the United States (US) Ambassador to India between 1985 and 1988. The author was also fortunate to be able to hold extensive interviews with Gunther post-2014 with Ambassador Ronen Sen, who was Rajiv Gandhi’s diplomatic aide in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) during this crucial period. N. Bahri | July-September 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
From Smart Power to Sharp Power: How China Promotes her National Interests Authoritarian regimes are increasingly taking recourse to sharp power as a preferred means of realising national interests. Sharp power weaves an intricate web of responses short of war, such as coercion, persuasion, political power, and inducements to further a nation’s interests, all the while concealing a long stick. China, in particular, has perfected the art of using sharp power in recent years, often investing large political capital and monies to impose its will on nations all over the globe. Mandip Singh | July-September 2018 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Quest for Recognition India’s quest for being recognized even as a regional power, let alone a global power, requires a balanced and simultaneous growth of its economic and military capabilities. Deepak Kapoor | July 25, 2018 | IDSA Comments
The 2018 Meeting of States Parties (MSP) on Biological Weapons Convention: An Assessment The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention which was held in Geneva during 07-25 November 2016 had an extremely disappointing outcome. This Review Conference, as is now widely… Continue reading The 2018 Meeting of States Parties (MSP) on Biological Weapons Convention: An Assessment Manish | July-December 2018 | CBW Magazine
Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Tear Gas Misuse Riot control agents (RCAs), which are commonly known as tear gas and pepper spray, are defined by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as “any chemical not listed” in one of… Continue reading Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Tear Gas Misuse Michael Crowley | July-December 2018 | CBW Magazine
China’s Hydro Ambitions and the Brahmaputra The upper riparian China is uniquely positioned to influence the flow of Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra into lower riparian India. In the absence of a water sharing treaty, the Chinese decision to build more dams on Yarlung/Brahmaputra and continued evasiveness on its long-term plans would remain an issue of major concern for India. Shreya Bhattacharya | July 23, 2018 | Backgrounder
Unpacking UK Combat Air Strategy The UK Combat Air Strategy unveiled on July 16, 2018 can actually be termed as the Combat Aircraft Industry Strategy. India, with a nearly non-existing aircraft industry, can benefit by understanding the key rationales underpinning the CAS. Kishore Kumar Khera | July 23, 2018 | IDSA Comments
